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    The position of a particle is measured with an uncertainty of 6.6 × 10−1010^{-10}10−10​ m. What is the minimum uncertainty in any simultaneo
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    The position of a particle is measured with an uncertainty of 6.6 × 101010^{-10}​ m. What is the minimum uncertainty in any simultaneous measurement of the momentum of the particle? (hh​ = 6.63 × 103410^{-34}​ J s)

    A.

    0.8×1025 kg m/s0.8 \times 10^{-25} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}​​

    B.

    3.2×1023 kg m/s3.2 \times 10^{-23} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}​​

    C.

    4.6×1024 kg m/s4.6 \times 10^{-24} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}​​

    D.

    5.8×1022 kg m/s5.8 \times 10^{-22} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}​​

    Correct option is A

    Given: Position uncertainty of particle:Δx=6.6×1010 m Planck’s constant:h=6.63×1034 JsHeisenberg’s uncertainty principle states:Δx×Δpx=h4π\begin{aligned}&\text{Given:} \\&\bullet \ \text{Position uncertainty of particle:} \quad \Delta x = 6.6 \times 10^{-10} \, m \\&\bullet \ \text{Planck's constant:} \quad h = 6.63 \times 10^{-34} \, Js \\[10pt]&\text{Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states:} \\&\Delta x \times \Delta p_x = \frac{h}{4 \pi}\end{aligned}

    Δpx=h4πΔxΔpx=6.63×10344π×6.6×1010=0.8×1025 kgm/s\begin{aligned}&\Delta p_x = \frac{h}{4 \pi \Delta x} \\[10pt]&\Delta p_x = \frac{6.63 \times 10^{-34}}{4 \pi \times 6.6 \times 10^{-10}} = 0.8 \times 10^{-25} \, kg \cdot m/s\end{aligned}​​​

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