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When alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia, their atoms each lose an electron and give rise to a deep-blue solution that contains unpaired electrons occupying cavities in the solvent. These 'metal-ammonia solutions' have a maximum absorption at $1500 \mathrm{~nm}$. Supposing that the absorption is due to the excitation of an electron in a spherical square well from its ground state to the next-higher state (see the preceding problem for information), what is the radius of the cavity?