Probability of finding a particle in a 1D box

[Lily Wright]

Homework Statement

If a one-dimensional box is 1 nm long, what is the probability of finding the particle between the following limits?
(a) x = 0 nm and x = 0.05 nm
(b) x = 0.55 nm and x = 0.65 nm

Homework Equations

ψ = (2/L)^½ sin(πx/L)

The Attempt at a Solution

(I do chemistry and I'm really terrible at physics so apologies if this makes no sense) So that's the equation I was given. But then the probability is ψ² which = 2/L sin² (πx/L).
And to find the probability between x = 0.55 nm and x = 0.65 nm I need to integrate this between those values. So that's what I've done putting L = 1 (but it's in nm?)
^0.65∫_0.55 ψ²(x)dx and then I get (πx−(sin(2πx)/2))π + C and then the rest is pretty difficult to type out but I basically end up with an answer of 0.1796. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

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So that's what I've done putting L = 1 (but it's in nm?)

You can plug in "1nm", but working in nanometers everywhere will give the correct result as well.

The answer looks reasonable. As a cross-check, you can calculate the probability between 0 nm and 0.5 nm or between 0 nm and 1 nm as those probabilities are easy to get in a direct way.