Use the uncertainty principle to show that if an electron

Chapter 28, Problem 14

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Use the uncertainty principle to show that if an electron were present in the nucleus its kinetic energy (use relativity) would be hundreds of MeV. (Since such electron energies are not observed, we conclude that electrons are not present in the nucleus.) [Hint: Assume a particle can have an energy as large as its uncertainty.]

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