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If the particle described by the wavefunction
2a /ae
x>0
is trapped in a
y(x) =
x<0
box of dimension: [o<x<a] the
expectation value (x)= | x\w(x)|?dx
is:
O a. 3/2a
а.
O b.2/2a
O c.
O C. 1/2a
O d. 1/a

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