Post Utme Ksu 2017 Physics Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2017 Post Utme Ksu Physics examination.

Post Utme Ksu 2017 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 31 POST_UTME_KSU • 2017 • 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 for this state?

Answer Options

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

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This is Post Utme Ksu 2017 Physics Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Ksu Physics examination.

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