PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-STUDENT SOLN.MAN.
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.61E

In a plot of | Ψ | 2 , the maximum (maxima) in the plot is/are called the most probable position(s). What is/are the most probable position(s) for a particle-in-a-box when:

(a) n = 1

(b) n = 2

(c) n = 3

(d) Do you see a trend?

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