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A particle in a box is in the ground level. What is the
Chapter 40, Problem 10DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A particle in a box is in the ground level. What is the probability of finding the particle in the right half of the box? (Refer to Fig. 40.12, but don’t evaluate an integral.) Is the answer the same if the particle is in an excited level? Explain.
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QUESTION:
A particle in a box is in the ground level. What is the probability of finding the particle in the right half of the box? (Refer to Fig. 40.12, but don’t evaluate an integral.) Is the answer the same if the particle is in an excited level? Explain.
ANSWER:
Solution 10DQ
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Concept:
Below figure shows the graphs of wave function and probability for the three wave functions for a particle in a box.