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An electron is trapped in an infinite one-dimensional potential well of width 0.132 nm. The electron is in the n=10 state.

A) What is energy of the electron?
B) What is the uncertainty in its momentum?

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Energy eigen values of a particle in an infinite one-dimensional potential well is given as:
En =(π^2 h^2)/(2ml^2 ) ...

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