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Assigned problems for Chapter 10 on the particle in a box - Cobalt

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2. Calculate <strong>the</strong> probability that a <strong>particle</strong>will be found between 0.49 L and 0.51L <strong>in</strong> a 1 -D<strong>box</strong> of length Lwhen it has (a) n =1, (b) n=2.The <strong>the</strong> wavefuncti<strong>on</strong> to be a c<strong>on</strong>stant <strong>in</strong> this range<strong>the</strong> wavefuncti<strong>on</strong>s aren = 2L s<strong>in</strong> ⎛ n x ⎞⎜ ⎟⎝ L ⎠The propability is0.51LP = ∫ n 2 dx ≈ 2 n x0.49L(a)P = 2 L s<strong>in</strong> 2 ⎛⎜⎝n xLFor x =.5L n=1⎞⎟ x⎠P= 2 L s<strong>in</strong> 2⎛⎞⎜ ⎟ x0.02L = 0.04⎝ 2⎠

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