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The entire information of a quantum system can be gathered with the help of(a) position (b) eigen value(c) momentum operator (d) wave function

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The entire information of a quantum system can be gathered with the help of(a) position (b) eigen value(c) momentum operator (d) wave function

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The entire information of a quantum system can be gathered with the help of the wave function (d).

Here's why:

In quantum mechanics, the state of a physical system is described by the wave function, usually denoted by the Greek letter psi (Ψ). The wave function contains all the information that can be known about the system.

(a) Position: The position of a particle in a quantum system is not enough to describe the system because quantum particles do not have definite positions unless they are measured.

(b) Eigenvalue: The eigenvalue is a result of an observation which can be obtained from the wave function, but it does not contain all the information about the system.

(c) Momentum operator: The momentum operator is used in quantum mechanics to find the momentum eigenvalues and eigenstates of a system. However, it does not provide complete information about the system.

(d) Wave function: The wave function of a system, on the other hand, provides a complete description of the quantum state of a system. It contains information about all possible outcomes of all possible measurements

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