A neutron is confined in a 10-fm-diameter nucleus.
If the nucleus is modeled as a one-dimensional rigid box, what is the probability that a neutron in the ground state is less than 2.0 fm from the edge of the nucleus?
P = %

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Answer:

The  value is  [tex]P  =  9.72%  [/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

   The diameter is  [tex]d  =  10 \ f m[/tex]

   The  position of the neutron of consider is between [tex]0 \to 2 \  fm[/tex]

Generally the wave function representing the position of the neutron is mathematically represented as

     [tex]\Phi (x)  =  \sqrt{ \frac{2}{d} }  sin [\frac{\pi x}{d} ][/tex]

Generally probability that a neutron in the ground state is less than 2.0 fm from the edge of the nucleus (with the assumption that the diameter of both nucleus and neutron are symmetrical  )is mathematically represented as

     [tex]=2 *   \int\limits^2_0 { |\sqrt{ \frac{2}{d} }  sin [\frac{\pi x}{d} ]|^2} \, dx[/tex]

    [tex]= \frac{4}{d}  \int\limits^2_0 { | sin [\frac{\pi x}{d} ]|^2} \, dx[/tex]

From Trigonometry identity

     [tex][sin(\theta)]^2  =  \frac{1- cos (2\theta )}{2}[/tex]

So

 [tex]= \frac{4}{d}  \int\limits^2_0 { |\frac{1 -  cos [\frac{2\pi x}{d} ]}{2} |} \, dx[/tex]

[tex] =\frac{2}{d} [x -  \frac{sin [\frac{2\pix}{y} ]}{[\frac{2\pi}{d} ]} ]\  |\left  2} \atop {0}} \right.[/tex]

  [tex]= \frac{2}{d} [2 -  \frac{sin[\frac{2\pi (2)}{d} ]}{\frac{2\pi}{d} } ][/tex]

   [tex]= \frac{2}{10} [2 -  \frac{sin[\frac{2\pi (2)}{10} ]}{\frac{2\pi}{d} } ][/tex]

   [tex]P =0.0972 [/tex]

Converting to percentage

     [tex]P  =  100 * 0.0972[/tex]

       [tex]P  =  9.72%  [/tex]