Question

The molecules in the rods and cones in the eye are turned to absorb photons of particular energies. The retinal molecule, like many molecules, is a long chain. Electrons can freely move along one stretch of the chain but are reflected at the ends, thus behaving like a particle in a one-dimensional box. The absorption of a photon lifts an electron from the ground state into the first excited state. Do the molecules in a red cone (which are turned to absorb red light) or the molecules in a blue cone (tuned to absorb blue light) have a longer "box"?

Answer 1

The answer "
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".

Step-by-step explanation:

In this scenario, when we take the expression
that is the energy of the inversely proportional to the length of the box. because
it could be include that is
because
which can include
.