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An Electron Is Known to Be Confined to a Region 0.10 nm0.10 \mathrm {~nm}

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An electron is known to be confined to a region of width 0.10 nm0.10 \mathrm {~nm} . What is an approximate value for the least kinetic energy it could have, in electron-volts? (h=6.626×1034 Js,1eV=1.60×\left( h = 6.626 \times 10 ^ { - 34 } \mathrm {~J} \cdot \mathrm { s } , 1 \mathrm { eV } = 1.60 \times \right. 1019 J,(melectron =9.11×1031 kg10 ^ { - 19 } \mathrm {~J} , \left( m _ { \text {electron } } = 9.11 \times 10 ^ { - 31 } \mathrm {~kg} \right. )


A) 1.1eV1.1 \mathrm { eV }
B) 17eV17 \mathrm { eV }
C) 8.8eV8.8 \mathrm { eV }
D) 0.88eV0.88 \mathrm { eV }
E) 3.8eV3.8 \mathrm { eV }

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