Post Utme Uniosun 2017 Physics Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2017 Post Utme Uniosun Physics examination.

Post Utme Uniosun 2017 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 11 POST_UTME_UNIOSUN • 2017 • 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}{n}
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\frac{L}{2}

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This is Post Utme Uniosun 2017 Physics Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Uniosun Physics examination.

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