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Date May 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14M.1.HL.TZ1.33
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 33 Adapted from N/A

Question

In the “electron in a box” model, an electron is confined to move along a line of length L. What is the smallest possible value of the momentum of the electron?

A. 0

B. \(\frac{h}{{2L}}\)

C. \(\frac{h}{{L}}\)

D. \(\frac{3h}{{2L}}\)

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 12: Quantum and nuclear physics » 12.1 – The interaction of matter with radiation
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