Post Utme Aaua 2024 Physics Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2024 Post Utme Aaua Physics examination.

Post Utme Aaua 2024 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 1 POST_UTME_AAUA • 2024 • PHYSICS • objective

A particle of mass $m$ is confined to a one-dimensional box of length $L$. The wave function of the particle is given by (psi(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{npi x}{L}\right \)). What is the expectation value of the position operator for this particle?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. L/2
B. nπL/2
C. nπL/2 + L/2
D. nπL/2 - L/2
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
L/2

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This is Post Utme Aaua 2024 Physics Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Post Utme Aaua Physics examination.

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