Ice-cream Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 hey guys, im having trouble with the heisenberg uncertainty principle equation! can any1 help me with this question? Given that the mass of an electron is 9x10^-31kg, calculate the lowest uncertainty in position and velocity for the electron. (i think this is meant to be a really easy Q but i still dont get it *sigh)
swansont Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 [math]\Delta[/math]x[math]\Delta[/math]p > hbar but p=mv, and you know the mass solve for [math]\Delta[/math]x[math]\Delta[/math]v
Ice-cream Posted March 2, 2005 Author Posted March 2, 2005 but there r 2 variables to be solved...if u put in the mass, u will have 2 variables left and only that one equation...how can u find the value of each of the variables itself? wouldn't u need another equation for that?
swansont Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 I interpret the question as asking for the product.
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