Calculate the ground state energy of a harmonic oscillator with a classical frequency of 3.68 × 1015 Hz. (1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J, h = 1.055 × 10-34 J ? s, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s)

A) 7.62 eV
B) 15.2 eV
C) 11.4 eV
D) 5.71 eV


Answer: A

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