An electron is trapped in an infinite potential well.How does the amplitude of its probability wave function change as the width of the well increases?
A)It increases also.
B)It decreases.
C)It remains constant.
D)How it changes can't be determined solely by the information given.

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The amplitude of the electron's probability wave function decreases as the width of the well increases because the normalization condition requires that the total probability of finding the electron within the well remains 1. As the well's width increases, the same total probability is spread over a larger area, leading to a decrease in amplitude.

An Electron Is Trapped in an Infinite Potential Well