Graphing Wave Function Phi(x): What Does It Look Like?

[alias25]

what would a wave function of

phi(x) = Ke^(-a|x|)

look like?

would it be like an exponential graph with a graph reflected along the y axis?

and its probability distrubution (phi)^2?
i have no idea...i can't seem to find it by googling.

 

[Max Eilerson]

would it be like an exponential graph with a graph reflected along the y axis?
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Yes. Try plotting a few values

and its probability distrubution (phi)^2?

$$|\Psi (x)|^2$$ is the probability density.

The probability of measuring a position in the interval [a, b] is the integral of $$|\Psi (x)|^2$$ evaluted between a and b, make sure to normalise the wavefunction first.
nb: This is 1-particle in 1-dimension, which is what I suspect you want.