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The uncertainty in the position of an electron (mass = 9.1 × 10^–28 g) moving with a velocity of 3.0 × 10^4 cm s^–1 accurate upto 0.011% will be

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The uncertainty in the position of an electron (mass = 9.1 × 10–28 g) moving with a velocity of 3.0 × 104 cm s–1 accurate upto 0.011% will be

(a) 1.92 cm

(b) 7.68 cm

(c) 0.175 cm

(d) 3.84 cm

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Answer: (c) 0.175 cm

Explanation:

Δx.Δp = \(\frac{h}{4 \pi}\) or

Δx.mΔv = \(\frac{h}{4 \pi}\)

Δv = \(\frac{0.011}{100} \times 3 \times 10^4\)

= 3.3 cm s–1

Δx = \(\frac{6.6 \times 10^{-27}}{4 \times 3.14 \times 9.1 \times 10^{-28} \times 3.3}\)

= 0.175 cm

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