Post Utme Eksu 2024 Physics Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2024 Post Utme Eksu Physics examination.

Post Utme Eksu 2024 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 37 POST_UTME_EKSU • 2024 • PHYSICS • objective

A quantum particle is in a state described by the wave function ( psi(x) = Ae^{-\alpha x^2} ). What is the expectation value of the position operator ( hat{x} )?

Answer Options

A. 0
Correct Answer B. 1/α
C. α
D. -1/α
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
1/α

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This is Post Utme Eksu 2024 Physics Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Post Utme Eksu Physics examination.

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