An electron has a wavefunction ψ(x)=Ce-|x|/x0  where x0  is a constant and C=1/√x0 for normalization. For this case, obtain expressions for   a.  ⟨x⟩ and Δx in terms of x0.    b.  Also calculate the probability that the electron will be found within a standard deviation of its average position, that is, in the range ⟨x⟩-∆x to ⟨x⟩+∆x, and show that this is independent of x0.

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An electron has a wavefunction

ψ(x)=Ce-|x|/x

where x0  is a constant and C=1/√x0 for normalization. For this case, obtain expressions for
 

a.  ⟨x⟩ and Δx in terms of x0
 

b.  Also calculate the probability that the electron will be found within a standard deviation of its average position, that is, in the range ⟨x⟩-∆x to ⟨x⟩+∆x, and show that this is independent of x0.
  

 

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