Post Utme Unilorin 2018 Physics Question 6

Practice objective / multiple choice question 6 from the 2018 Post Utme Unilorin Physics examination.

Post Utme Unilorin 2018 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 6 POST_UTME_UNILORIN • 2018 • 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 ψ(x) = √\( 2/L \) * \sin\( nπx/L \), where n is a positive integer. What is the expectation value of the position operator x?

Answer Options

A. L/2
B. nπL/2
Correct Answer C. n^2π^2L^2/12
D. nπL/2
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
n^2π^2L^2/12

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This is Post Utme Unilorin 2018 Physics Question 6. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Post Utme Unilorin Physics examination.

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