Post Utme Oau 2021 Physics Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2021 Post Utme Oau Physics examination.

Post Utme Oau 2021 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 31 POST_UTME_OAU • 2021 • PHYSICS • objective

A particle of mass $m$ is confined to a one-dimensional box of length $L$. The wave function of the particle is given by (psi(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{npi x}{L}\right \)). What is the expectation value of the position operator for this particle?

Answer Options

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

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This is Post Utme Oau 2021 Physics Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Post Utme Oau Physics examination.

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