Post Utme Skyline University 2017 Physics Question 30

Practice objective / multiple choice question 30 from the 2017 Post Utme Skyline University Physics examination.

Post Utme Skyline University 2017 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 30 POST_UTME_SKYLINE_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • PHYSICS • objective

A particle of mass $m$ is moving in a one-dimensional potential $V(x) = \frac{1}{2} m \omega^2 x^2$. If the particle is in the ground state, find the expectation value of the position operator $\langle x \rangle$.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 0
B. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \frac{\hbar}{m \omega}
C. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \frac{m \omega}{\hbar}
D. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \frac{\hbar}{m \omega^2}
Correct Answer
A

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This is Post Utme Skyline University 2017 Physics Question 30. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Skyline University Physics examination.

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