(WF-1) The wave function for an electron moving in 1D is given by: y(x) = C(x − ix²) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and zero everywhere else. (a) Find the value of the normalization constant (C) for the wave function. (b) What is the probability of locating the electron between x = 0 and x = 1/4? (c) What is the probability of locating the electron between x = 1/4 and x = 3/4?

(WF-1) The wave function for an electron moving in 1D is given by: y(x) = C(x − ix²) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and zero everywhere else. (a) Find the value of the normalization constant (C) for the wave function. (b) What is the probability of locating the electron between x = 0 and x = 1/4? (c) What is the probability of locating the electron between x = 1/4 and x = 3/4?

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