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Transcribed Image Text:1. (a) Define the probability density for a given wave function. How do you normalise
a wave function?
W
(b) The wave function of a particle is described by:
-x/a -a≤x≤a
otherwise
Þ(x) = {Ae-¯x/ª.
0,
where A and lal are positive real constants.
(1) Sketch and normalise .
(ii) Where is the particle most likely to be found? Why?
(iii) Calculate the expectation values of (x) and (x²).
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