Post Utme Veritas University 2017 Physics Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2017 Post Utme Veritas University Physics examination.

Post Utme Veritas University 2017 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 21 POST_UTME_VERITAS_UNIVERSITY • 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 of the particle?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \( \frac{L}{2} \)
B. \( \frac{n\pi L}{2} \)
C. \( \frac{n^2\pi^2 L^2}{4} \)
D. \( \frac{L}{n\pi} \)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\( \frac{L}{2} \)

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This is Post Utme Veritas University 2017 Physics Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Veritas University Physics examination.

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