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The uncertainty in velocity of an electron present in the nucleous of diameter `10 ^(-15)` m hypothetically should be approximately

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`10^(-11)`m/s

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`10^8` m/s

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`10^11` m/s

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`10Å//s`

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To find the uncertainty in the velocity of an electron present in the nucleus of diameter \(10^{-15}\) m, we can use the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which is mathematically expressed as: \[ \Delta x \cdot \Delta v \geq \frac{h}{4\pi} \] Where: - \(\Delta x\) is the uncertainty in position, - \(\Delta v\) is the uncertainty in velocity, - \(h\) is Planck's constant, approximately \(6.63 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{J s}\). ### Step 1: Identify the values - The diameter of the nucleus is given as \(10^{-15}\) m. Therefore, we can assume the uncertainty in position (\(\Delta x\)) is approximately equal to this diameter: \[ \Delta x = 10^{-15} \, \text{m} \] - The mass of the electron (\(m\)) is approximately \(9.1 \times 10^{-31} \, \text{kg}\). ### Step 2: Rearranging the formula We can rearrange the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle to solve for \(\Delta v\): \[ \Delta v \geq \frac{h}{4\pi m \Delta x} \] ### Step 3: Substitute the known values Now, substituting the known values into the equation: \[ \Delta v \geq \frac{6.63 \times 10^{-34}}{4 \cdot 3.14 \cdot (9.1 \times 10^{-31}) \cdot (10^{-15})} \] ### Step 4: Calculate the denominator Calculating the denominator: \[ 4 \cdot 3.14 \approx 12.56 \] \[ 12.56 \cdot (9.1 \times 10^{-31}) \cdot (10^{-15}) \approx 1.143 \times 10^{-45} \] ### Step 5: Calculate \(\Delta v\) Now substituting back into the equation: \[ \Delta v \geq \frac{6.63 \times 10^{-34}}{1.143 \times 10^{-45}} \approx 5.79 \times 10^{11} \, \text{m/s} \] ### Conclusion Thus, the uncertainty in the velocity of the electron is approximately: \[ \Delta v \approx 0.58 \times 10^{11} \, \text{m/s} \] ### Final Answer The uncertainty in velocity of the electron is approximately \(5.8 \times 10^{10} \, \text{m/s}\).
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