ASSIGNMENT QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

1. Summarize the evidence that led to the introduction of

quantum mechanics.
2. Explain why Plancks introduction of quantization accounted for
the properties of black-body radiation.
3. Account for the uncertainty relation between position and
linear momentum in terms of the shape of the wavefunction.
4. Discuss the physical origin of quantization energy for a particle
confined to moving inside a one-dimensional box or on a ring.
5. Calculate the energy separations in joules, kilojoules per mole,
electronvolts, and reciprocal centimetres between the levels
(a) n=2 and n=1, (b) n=6 and n=5 of an electron in a box of
length 1.0nm.
6. Confirm that a function of the form e-gx is a solution of the
Schrdinger equation for the ground state of a harmonic
oscillator and find an expression for g in terms of the mass and
force constant of the oscillator.