Chapter 4, Problem 39P

Chapter 3 introduced the concept of a double bond between carbon atoms, represented by $\text{C}=\text{C}$ , with a length near 1.34 Å. The motion of an electron in such a bond can be treated crudely as motion in a one-dimensional box. Calculate the energy of an electron in each of its three lowest allowed states if it is confined to move in a one-dimensional box of length 1.34 Å. Calculate the wavelength of light necessary to excite the electron from its ground state to the first excited state.