Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2020 Physics Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2020 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University Physics examination.

Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2020 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 1 POST_UTME_PAN-ATLANTIC_UNIVERSITY • 2020 • 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(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{pi x}{L}\right \)). What is the expectation value of the position operator $x$ in the ground state?

Answer Options

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

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This is Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2020 Physics Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University Physics examination.

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