Post Utme Covenant University 2019 Physics Question 34

Practice objective / multiple choice question 34 from the 2019 Post Utme Covenant University Physics examination.

Post Utme Covenant University 2019 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 34 POST_UTME_COVENANT_UNIVERSITY • 2019 • 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(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{pi x}{L}\right \)). If the particle is in the ground state, what is the probability that it will be found between $x = 0$ and $x = \frac{L}{4}$?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \frac{1}{2}
B. \frac{1}{4}
C. \frac{1}{8}
D. \frac{1}{16}
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\frac{1}{2}

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This is Post Utme Covenant University 2019 Physics Question 34. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Covenant University Physics examination.

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