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 "
`E_(red1) < E_(blue1)` can include that is
`L_(red) > L_(blue)`".

Step-by-step explanation:

In this scenario, when we take the expression
`E_n =(1)/(2m)((hn)/(2L))^2` that is the energy of the inversely proportional to the length of the box. because
`E_(red1) < E_(blue1)` it could be include that is
`E_(red1) < E_(blue1)` because
`E_(red1) < E_(blue1)` which can include
`E_(red1) < E_(blue1)`.