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Bohr’s Model; Matter Waves (Sections)Using Heisenberg’s
Chapter 3, Problem 47E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 47E
Bohr’s Model; Matter Waves (Sections)
Using Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, calculate the uncertainty in the position of
(a) a 1.50-mg mosquito moving at a speed of 1.40 m/s if the speed is known to within ±0.01 m/s;
(b) a proton moving at a speed of (5.00 ± 0.01) × 104 m/s. (The mass of a proton is given in the table of fundamental constants in the inside cover of the text.)
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QUESTION:
Problem 47E
Bohr’s Model; Matter Waves (Sections)
Using Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, calculate the uncertainty in the position of
(a) a 1.50-mg mosquito moving at a speed of 1.40 m/s if the speed is known to within ±0.01 m/s;
(b) a proton moving at a speed of (5.00 ± 0.01) × 104 m/s. (The mass of a proton is given in the table of fundamental constants in the inside cover of the text.)
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 3
(a)
Given:
Mass is 1.50 mg