Consider a wave function given by ψ(x)=A sinkx, where k=2π/λ and A is a real constant....
Consider a wave function given by ψ(x)=A sinkx, where k=2π/λ and A is a real constant. For what values of x is there the highest probability of finding the particle described by this
wave function?
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x=nλ/2, n = 1, 3, 5,...
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x=nλ/4, n = 0, 2, 4,...
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x=nλ/2, n = 0, 2, 4,...
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x=nλ/4, n = 1, 3, 5,...
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