A particle is confined within a three-dimensional cubical box of side L. Determine the L probability of finding the particle somewhere in the region between y = 0 and y =- for 4 the particle in the ground state. (a) 0.0813 (b) 0.250 (c) 0.182 (d) 0.0908

A particle is confined within a three-dimensional cubical box of side L. Determine the L probability of finding the particle somewhere in the region between y = 0 and y =- for 4 the particle in the ground state. (a) 0.0813 (b) 0.250 (c) 0.182 (d) 0.0908

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A particle is confined within a three-dimensional cubical box of side L. Determine the
L
probability of finding the particle somewhere in the region between y = 0 and y =-
for
4
the particle in the ground state.
(a) 0.0813
(b) 0.250
(c) 0.182
(d) 0.0908

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