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Consider the electron wave function

ψX=csin2Ï€³æL0≤x≤L0x<0orx>L

a. Determine the normalization constant c. Your answer will be in terms of L.

b. Draw a graph of ψxover the interval -L≤x ≤2L.

c. Draw a graph of ψx2over the interval -L ≤x ≤2L. d. What is the probability that an electron is in the interval 0 ≤x ≤L/3?

Short Answer

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The Value of Probability is40.2%.

Step by step solution

01

Use the equations of normalization to determine the value of constant and the formula of probability to determine its value

Sub part (a) step1:

For the probability interpretation of ψxto make sense the wave function must satisfy the following equation

∫-∞+∞ψx2dx=1

The above integrals is expanded as follows∫-∞0ψx2dx+∫01ψx2dx+∫1+∞ψx2dx=1

The wave function is defined only in the region 0≤x≤Ltherefore substitute csin2Ï€°ùLfor thye second integral and zero for the rest of regions

0+∫0Lcsin2Ï€³æL2dx+0=1c2∫0Lcsin2Ï€³æL2dx=1

consider the following trigonometric relation

sin2θ=1-cosθ2

Hence substitute 1-cos22Ï€³æL2 for sin22Ï€³æLAND SOLVE FOR C

C2∫0L1-cos22Ï€³æL2dx=1C2∫0L1-cos4Ï€³æLdx=1

02

Thus the step was

x0L-sin4Ï€³æL4Ï€L0L=2C2L-L4Ï€sin4Ï€³æL-sin0=2C2L-0=2C2C=2L

03

Sub part (b) step2:The graph of ψx over the interval-L≤X≤2L is represented as follows

04

Subpart (c) step 3:The graph of ψx2 over the interval -L≤x≤2L is represented as follows

P=∫ψx2dxP=∫0L32Lsin2Ï€³æl2dx=1LL3-L4Ï€-0.866=0.402=40.2%

THEREFORE, THE VALUE OF PROBABILITY IS 40.2%

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