Post Utme Futa 2017 Physics Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2017 Post Utme Futa Physics examination.

Post Utme Futa 2017 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 36 POST_UTME_FUTA • 2017 • PHYSICS • objective

A particle of mass $m$ is confined to a one-dimensional box of length $L$. The ground state wave function is given by \( psi_1\( x \ \) = \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

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

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This is Post Utme Futa 2017 Physics Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Futa Physics examination.

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