Post Utme Esut 2019 Physics Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2019 Post Utme Esut Physics examination.

Post Utme Esut 2019 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 29 POST_UTME_ESUT • 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_0(x) = \sqrt{\frac{m}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{pi x}{L}\right \). Calculate the expectation value of the position operator $\hat{x}$ in the ground state.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \frac{L}{2}
B. \frac{L}{4}
C. \frac{3L}{4}
D. L
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\frac{L}{2}

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This is Post Utme Esut 2019 Physics Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Esut Physics examination.

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