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GATE Physical Chemistry: Particle in a Box: Solutions and interpretations for finite length and infinite potential barrier; concept of tunnelling; particle in 1D, 2D and 3D-boxes; applications. – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Particle in a Box: Solutions and interpretations for finite length and infinite potential barrier; concept of tunnelling; particle in 1D, 2D and 3D-boxes; applications. (Physical Chemistry, Chemistry) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2025 CY Q56 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Wavefunctions and energies for a particle confined in a cubic box are n x,n y,n z and E n x,n y,n z, respectively. The functions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are…
  2. GATE 2024 CY Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The wave function of a particle in a cubic box (of side L) is given by (x,y,z)=32/L3 xL xL2 yL zL. The ratio of the energy of the state corresponding…