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An atom represents a region about 1.7 10-10 m wide in which an electron is confined. Use the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to estimate the minimum kinetic energy of the electron, expressing your result in electron-volts (eV).
So I got the problem right when I analyzed the atom as a 1 d region. How will this change if it is a 3d region? I found minimum momentum=h/[tex]\Delta[/tex]x
and then used the equations KE=p^2/2m...
So I got the problem right when I analyzed the atom as a 1 d region. How will this change if it is a 3d region? I found minimum momentum=h/[tex]\Delta[/tex]x
and then used the equations KE=p^2/2m...