Answer to Question #292912 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for Vivek

Question

Problem - Determine the total number of energy states in silicon between E, and E + kT at T = 300 K.

Answer 1

$n=2(\frac{2\pi m^* kT}{h^2})^\frac 32=2.81\cdot 10^{25}~m^{-3}.$