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moaharris2004
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Good afternoon I need help with a question in my physical chemistry class.
A particle having mass m is described as having the (unnormalized) wavefunction ψ=k, where k is some constant, when confined to an interval in one dimension; that interval having length a (that is, from x=0 to a). What is the probability that the particle will exist in the first third of the interval, that is from x=0 to (1/3)a?
I know that the wavefunction needs to be normalized first.
ψ=Nψ
∫Nψ* x Nψdx
∫N*k (Nk)dx
limit 1/3a to 0∫N*N (k^2)dx
This is where I keep getting stuck because I don't know where to go from here since the wavefunction is only a constant. If someone could guide me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank You in advance.
A particle having mass m is described as having the (unnormalized) wavefunction ψ=k, where k is some constant, when confined to an interval in one dimension; that interval having length a (that is, from x=0 to a). What is the probability that the particle will exist in the first third of the interval, that is from x=0 to (1/3)a?
I know that the wavefunction needs to be normalized first.
ψ=Nψ
∫Nψ* x Nψdx
∫N*k (Nk)dx
limit 1/3a to 0∫N*N (k^2)dx
This is where I keep getting stuck because I don't know where to go from here since the wavefunction is only a constant. If someone could guide me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank You in advance.