Essential University Physics
Essential University Physics
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ISBN: 9780134988566
Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 35.4, Problem 35.6GI
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How compared the energy of first excited state for a particle in a cubical box with that of the ground state.

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