Post Utme Uniben 2017 Physics Question 31

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

Post Utme Uniben 2017 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 31 POST_UTME_UNIBEN • 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_1(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sinleft\( \frac{pi x}{L}\right \)$. What is the expectation value of the position of the particle in the ground state?

Answer Options

A. 0
Correct Answer B. \frac{L}{2}
C. L
D. \frac{2L}{\pi}
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
\frac{L}{2}

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

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