Question
An alpha particle has a mass of 6.6*10-24 g travels at 3.4*107 +/- 0.1*107 mi/h
a. What is the DeBroglie wavelength (in meters)?
b. What is the uncertainty in position?
a. What is the DeBroglie wavelength (in meters)?
b. What is the uncertainty in position?
Answers
Haley
We Know that :
According to debroglies wavelength :
λ = h / mv
= 6.627 x 10 -34 J -s / 6.6 x10-24 x 10-3 kg / 1 g x 3.4x 107 mile / hr x 5 793 638.4 m / s / 1 mile / hr
= 5.09 x 10-22 m
According to debroglies wavelength :
λ = h / mv
= 6.627 x 10 -34 J -s / 6.6 x10-24 x 10-3 kg / 1 g x 3.4x 107 mile / hr x 5 793 638.4 m / s / 1 mile / hr
= 5.09 x 10-22 m