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A particle is confined to the one-dimensional infinite potential well of Fig. 38-2. If the particle is in its ground state, what is its probability of detection between (a) x = 0 and x 0.25L, (b) x =0.75L and x = L, and (c) x = 0.25L and x 0.75L?

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(a) 0.091, (b) 0.091, (c) 0.82
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