Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1429290196
ISBN 13: 978-1-42929-019-7

Chapter 7 - Topic 7B - Dynamics of microscopic systems - Exercises - Page 311: 7B.3(b)

Answer

$\psi_{(x)} = (\frac{2}{L})^{1/2} sin(\frac{2\pi x}{L})$

Work Step by Step

Given $\psi_{(x)} = sin(\frac{2\pi x}{L})$ for $0 \le x\le L$ $$N^2\int_0^L sin^2(\frac{2\pi x}{L}) dx = 1$$ $$N^2\times \frac{1}{2}\int_0^L \big[1 - cos(\frac{4\pi x}{L})\big] dx = 1$$ $$N^2 \times \frac{1}{2}\big[x - \frac{sin(\frac{4\pi x}{L})}{\frac{4\pi}{L}}\big]_0^L dx = 1$$ $$N^2 \frac{L}{2} = 1$$ $$ N = (\frac{2}{L})^{1/2}$$ Hence the normalized wave function is $$ (\frac{2}{L})^{1/2} sin(\frac{2\pi x}{L})$$
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