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Ch.12 - Solids and Modern Materials

Chapter 12, Problem 114

Energy bands are considered continuous due to the large number of closely spaced energy levels. The range of energy levels in a crystal of copper is approximately 1 * 10–19 J. Assuming equal spacing between levels, the spacing between energy levels may be approximated by dividing the range of energies by the number of atoms in the crystal. (b) Determine the average spacing in J between energy levels in the copper metal in part (a).

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