Round 6: Tossup 1

For a particle in a box, this quantity equals n-squared times pi-squared times h-bar-squared, all divided by 2 m L squared. This quantity is (-5[1])respectively raised and lowered by operators denoted a-plus and a-minus. (10[1])This quantity is an eigenvalue of the time-independent Schrödinger equation, (10[1])which states that this quantity times psi (-5[1])equals the Hamiltonian times psi. (10[1])A form of the uncertainty (10[1])principle relates the uncertainties of time and this quantity. (10[1])Max Planck postulated that a photon’s value of this quantity equals h times frequency. (10[1])This quantity is minimized in the ground state. For 10 points, what quantity can be divided into “kinetic” and “potential” (10[1])forms? ■END■ (10[1])

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