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Akimi4 [234]
3 years ago
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a.) What is the minimum uncertainty in an electron's velocity (Δmin) if the position is known within 13 Å? b.) What is the minim

um uncertainty in a helium atom's velocity (Δmin) if the position is known within 1.0 Å?
Chemistry
1 answer:
abruzzese [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer :

(a) The minimum uncertainty in an electron's velocity is, 4.5\times 10^{4}m/s

(b) The minimum uncertainty in a helium atom's velocity is, 7.9\times 10^{1}m/s

Explanation :

According to the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle,

\Delta x\times \Delta p=\frac{h}{4\pi} ...........(1)

where,

\Delta x = uncertainty in position

\Delta p = uncertainty in momentum

h = Planck's constant

And as we know that the momentum is the product of mass and velocity of an object.

p=m\times v

or,

\Delta p=m\times \Delta v      .......(2)

Equating 1 and 2, we get:

\Delta x\times m\times \Delta v=\frac{h}{4\pi}

\Delta v=\frac{h}{4\pi \Delta x\times m}

(a) Given:

m = mass of electron = 9.11\times 10^{-31}kg

h = Planck's constant = 6.626\times 10^{-34}Js

\Delta x = 13\AA=13\times 10^{-10}m

conversion used : (1\AA=10^{-10}m)

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

\Delta v=\frac{6.626\times 10^{-34}Js}{4\times 3.14\times (13\times 10^{-10}m)\times (9.1\times 10^{-31}kg)}

\Delta v=4.5\times 10^{4}m/s

The minimum uncertainty in an electron's velocity is, 4.5\times 10^{4}m/s

(b) Given:

m = mass of helium atom = 6.646\times 10^{-27}kg

h = Planck's constant = 6.626\times 10^{-34}Js

\Delta x = 1.0\AA=1.0\times 10^{-10}m

conversion used : (1\AA=10^{-10}m)

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

\Delta v=\frac{6.626\times 10^{-34}Js}{4\times 3.14\times (1.0\times 10^{-10}m)\times (6.646\times 10^{-27}kg)}

\Delta v=7.9\times 10^{1}m/s

The minimum uncertainty in a helium atom's velocity is, 7.9\times 10^{1}m/s

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