Question: Let E adj be the energy difference between two adjacent energy levels for an electron trapped in a one-dimensional infinite potential well .Let E be

Let ∆Eadj be the energy difference between two adjacent energy levels for an electron trapped in a one-dimensional infinite potential well .Let E be the energy of either of the two levels. 

(a) Show that the ratio ∆Eadj/E approaches the value 2/n at large values of the quantum number n. As n → ∞, does 

(b) ∆Eadj 

(c) E, or 

(d) ∆Eadj/E approach zero?

(e) What do these results mean in terms of the correspondence principle?

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