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Sheet 2 Quantum Mechanics

Q1. The wavefunction of a particle in one dimension is given by
𝑀, −𝑎 < 𝑥 < 𝑎
𝜓(𝑥) =
0, otherwise
Here 𝑀 and 𝑎 are positive constants. If 𝜑(𝑝) is the corresponding momentum space
wavefunction, which one of the following plots best represents |𝜑(𝑝)| ?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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Q2. The normalized wavefunction in the momentum space of a particle in one dimension is

  p  , where  and  are real constants. The uncertainty  x in measuring its
p 2
2
position is
    
(a)  (b)  (c) (d)
 2
 3
2  
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Q3. Let x̂ and p̂ denote position and momentum operators obeying the commutation relation
 xˆ, pˆ   i . If x denotes an eigenstate of x̂ corresponding to the eigenvalue x , then e iapˆ /  x
is
(a) An eigenstate of x̂ corresponding to the eigenvalue x
(b) An eigenstate of x̂ corresponding to the eigenvalue  x  a
(c) An eigenstate of x̂ corresponding to the eigenvalue  x  a
(d) Not an eigenstate of x̂
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Q4. The momentum space representation of the Schrödinger equation of a particle in a potential
𝑉(𝑟⃗) is |p| + 𝛽 ∇ 𝜓(p, 𝑡) = 𝑖ℏ 𝜓(p, 𝑡), where ∇ = , and 𝛽 is a constant. The
potential is (in the following 𝑉 and 𝑎 are constants)
(a) 𝑉 𝑒 /
(b) 𝑉 𝑒 /
(c) 𝑉 (d) 𝑉
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Q5. The wavefunction of a free particle of mass m , constrained to move in the interval  L  x  L , is
  x   A  L  x  L  x  , where A is the normalization constant. The probability that the
 2 2
particle will be found to have the energy is
2mL2
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
2 2 3 
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Q6. A particle in the infinite square well potential
0 , 0 xa
V  x  
 , otherwise
is prepared in a state with the wavefunction
 3x 
 A sin 
  x   , 0  x  a
 a 
0 , otherwise

The expectation value of the energy of the particle is
5 2 2 9 2 2 9 2 2  2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2ma 2 2ma 2 10ma 2 2ma 2
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Q7. At t  0 , the wavefunction of an otherwise free particle confined between two infinite walls at
2  x 3 x 
x  0 and x  L is   x, t  0    sin  sin  . Its wave function at a later time
L L L 
mL2
t is
4 h
2  x 3 x  i / 6 2  x 3 x   i / 6
(a)  sin  sin e (b)  sin  sin e
L L L  L L L 
2  x 3 x   i / 8 2  x 3 x   i / 6
(c)  sin  sin e (d)  sin  sin e
L L L  L L L 
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Q8. A quantum particle of mass m in one dimension, confined to a rigid box as shown in the figure,
is in its ground state. An infinitesimally thin wall is very slowly raised to infinity at the centre of
the box, in such a way that the system remains in its ground state at all times. Assuming that no
energy is lost in raising the wall, the work done on the system when the wall is fully raised,
eventually separating the original box     
into two compartments, is
L O L L O L
3 2  2  2 2  2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0
8mL2 8mL2 2mL2
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Q9. A particle of mass in and energy E  0 . in one dimension is scattered by the potential
below. V  x
a b x
V1
V2
If the particle was moving from x   to x   , which of the following graphs gives the best
qualitative representation of the wavefunction of this particle?
  x   x
(a) (b)
x x
a b a b
  x   x
(c) (d)
x x
a b a b
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Q10. For the one dimensional potential wells A, B and C , as shown in the figure, let EA , EB and EC
denote the ground sate energies of a particle, respectively.

  
2V0
a a a
V0 V0
A B C
The correct ordering of the energies is

(a) EC  EB  EA (b) EA  EB  EC (c) EB  EC  EA (d) EB  EA  EC
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Q11. The unnormalized wavefunction of a particle in one dimension in an infinite square well with
walls at x  0 and x  a, is   x  x  a  x . If   x is expanded as a linear combination of the

a
   x  dx is proportional to the infinite series

2
energy eigenfunctions,
0
a a
(you may use
 0
t sin t dt   a cos a  sin a and
0
t 2 sin t dt   2   a 2  2   cos a  2 a sin a  )
   
   
 2n  1  2n  1  2n  1  2n  1
6 4 2 8
(a) (b) (c) (d)
n 1 n 1 n 1 n 1
Q12. The energy/energies 𝐸 of the bound state(s) of a particle of mass 𝑚 in one dimension in the
∞, 𝑥≤0
potential 𝑉(𝑥) = −𝑉 , 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎 (where 𝑉 > 0) is/are determined by
0, 𝑥≥𝑎
( ) ( )
(a) cot 𝑎 ℏ
= (b) tan 𝑎 ℏ
=−
( ) ( )
(c) cot 𝑎 ℏ
=− (d) tan 𝑎 ℏ
=
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Q13. Consider a quantum particle in a one-dimensional box of length L . The coordinates of the leftmost
wall of the box is at x  0 and that of the rightmost wall is at x  L . The particle is in the ground
state at t  0 . At t  0 , we suddenly change the length of the box to 3L by moving the right wall.
What is the probability that the particle is in the ground state of the new system immediately after
the change?
9 81 0.5
(a) 0.36 (b) (c) (d) L
8 64 2 
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Q14. A quantum particle is moving in one dimension between rigid walls
at x   L and x  L , under the influence of a potential (see figure).
V0
The potential has the uniform value V0 between a  x  a , and is
0 otherwise. Which one of the following graphs qualitatively

represent the ground state wavefunction of this system? (You can  L a 0 a L x
assume that a  LV0   2 / 8mL2 ).
  x
  x
(a) (b)
x
x L
L a 0 a L
a 0 a L
  x
  x
L x
(c) (d)
a 0 a L
x
L a 0 a L
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Q15. A particle is in the n th energy eigenstate of an infinite one-dimensional potential well between
x  0 and x  L . Let P be the probability of finding the particle between x  0 and x  1/ 3 . In
the limit n   , the value of P is
(a) 1/ 9 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 1/ 3 (d) 1/ 3

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Q16. A particle is confined in an infinite potential well of the form given below.
4V x 1  x  , 0  x  1
V  x   0
 , otherwise
If the particle has energy E  V0 , which of the following could be the form of its wavefunction?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
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 xˆ, pˆ   i . If x denotes an eigenstate of x̂ corresponding to the eigenvalue x , then e iapˆ /  x

𝑉(𝑟⃗) is |p| + 𝛽 ∇ 𝜓(p, 𝑡) = 𝑖ℏ 𝜓(p, 𝑡), where ∇ = , and 𝛽 is a constant. The

potential is (in the following 𝑉 and 𝑎 are constants)

is prepared in a state with the wavefunction

into two compartments, is

denote the ground sate energies of a particle, respectively.

The correct ordering of the energies is

walls at x  0 and x  a, is   x  x  a  x . If   x is expanded as a linear combination of the

   x  dx is proportional to the infinite series

0 otherwise. Which one of the following graphs qualitatively

(a) 1/ 9 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 1/ 3 (d) 1/ 3

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