Modern Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 2E
Calculate the quantum number, n, for this pendulum with E = 1.5 × 10−2 J.
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