Calculate the ground state energy of a helium atom in a box of
1cm on a side.
Solution: these are constants that we will see again and
again. I set c = 1.
In the ground state = 3, the helium mass is about 4 times the
proton mass, and using , the energy is roughly
E = [4(10^6)10(3)]/[2(4)(10^9)(10^16)] ~ 1.5 x 10^(-18)
ev.
This is a small energy, especially when compared to room
temperature energy of .025 ev. You...