Post Utme Coal City University 2025 Physics Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2025 Post Utme Coal City University Physics examination.

Post Utme Coal City University 2025 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 11 POST_UTME_COAL_CITY_UNIVERSITY • 2025 • PHYSICS • objective

A particle of mass $m$ is confined to a one-dimensional box of length $L$. The ground state wave function of the particle is given by $psi_0(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{pi x}{L}\right \)$. What is the expectation value of the position operator in the ground state?

Answer Options

A. 0
Correct Answer B. \frac{L}{2}
C. L
D. \frac{L}{\pi}
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
\frac{L}{2}

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This is Post Utme Coal City University 2025 Physics Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Post Utme Coal City University Physics examination.

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