GRE Subject Test: Physics › Square Wells/Particle in a Box
If a ground state particle is in a one-dimension square well, where is the probability of finding the particle equal to zero?
At the boundary.
In the middle.
the way in the box.
the way in the box.
None of these
This is a fundamental concept question. For a ground state particle, the only place where the probability is equal to zero is at the boundary because the particle cannot be found there. He has to be in the box (not unlike a cat).