A free particle is moving in +X direction with a linear momentum p. The wave function of the particle normalised in a length L is
A. $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt L }}\sin \frac{p}{\hbar }x$$
B. $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt L }}\cos \frac{p}{\hbar }x$$
C. $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt L }}{e^{ - i\frac{p}{\hbar }x}}$$
D. $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt L }}{e^{i\frac{p}{\hbar }x}}$$
Answer: Option A
A. In the ground state, the probability of finding the particle in the interval $$\left( {\frac{L}{4},\,\frac{{3L}}{4}} \right)$$ is half
B. In the first excited state, the probability of finding the particle in the interval $$\left( {\frac{L}{4},\,\frac{{3L}}{4}} \right)$$ is half This also holds for states with n = 4, 6, 8, . . . .
C. For an arbitrary state $$\left| \psi \right\rangle ,$$ the probability of finding the particle in the left half of the well is half
D. In the ground state, the particle has a definite momentum
A. (e-ax1 - e-ax2)
B. a(e-ax1 - e-ax2)
C. e-ax2 (e-ax1 - e-ax2)
D. None of the above

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