Department of Physics and Materials Science
PHYSICS (UPH 013), Jan-June 2024
TUTORIAL SHEET # 9: Quantum Mechanics
1. Kinetic energy of an electron and photon is 4.55 x 10 -25 J. Calculate the
velocity,momentum and wavelength of the electron and photon.
(-∞ ≤ 𝑥≤ ∞) is an acceptable wave function.
2
2. Write down the conditions for the acceptable wave function and prove that Ѱ = A e−x
3. The wave function of a free particle in normalized state is represented by
2
x
−( )+ik
2a
Ѱ =N e
Calculate the normalization factor N and the maximum probability of finding the particle.
2
∂
4. Which of the following are eigenfunctions of the operator 2 ? Find out the appropriate
∂x
eigenvalues of the following functions.
I. Sin x
II. Sin2x
5. A particle limited to the x axis has the wave function Ψ = ax between x = 0 and x =1; Ψ = 0
0.55. (b) Find the expectation value 〈x〉 of the particle’s position.
elsewhere. (a) Find the probability that the particle can be found between x= 0.45 and x =
2
x
6. In a region of space, a particle with zero energy has a wave function Ψ = Ae−( L ) 2
Determine the steady state potential energy as a function of x.
7. A proton is confined in an infinite square well of width 10 fm. Calculate the energy and
wavelength of the photon emitted when the proton undergoes a transition from the first
excited state (n = 2) to the ground state (n = 1).
8. Electrons with energies of 1.0 eV and 2.0 eV are incident on a barrier 10.0 eV high and
0.50 nm wide. (a) Find their respective transmission probabilities. (b) How are these affected
if the barrier is doubled in width?
