Structure Of Atom Ques 22

22. Given : The mass of electron is $9.11 \times 10^{-31}$ $ kg$ Planck constant is $6.626 \times 10^{-34} $ $Js$, the uncertainty involved in the measurement of velocity within a distance of $0.1 $ $\AA$ is

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(a) $5.79 \times 10^{7} $ $ms^{-1}$

(b) $5.79 \times 10^{8} $ $ms^{-1}$

(c) $5.79 \times 10^{5} $ $ms^{-1}$

(d) $5.79 \times 10^{6} $ $ms^{-1}$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 22.(d)

Solution:

  1. (d) We know that $\Delta x . \Delta p \geq \frac{h}{4 \pi}$

$\Delta x . m \Delta v>\frac{h}{4 \pi}$

$\Delta v>\frac{h}{4 \pi \Delta x m}$

$ \begin{aligned} \Delta v & =\frac{6.626 \times 10^{-34}}{4 \pi \times 0.1 \times 10^{-10} \times 9.11 \times 10^{-31}} \\ & =\frac{66}{4 \pi \times 9} \times 10^{7}=5.79 \times 10^{6} m / sec \end{aligned} $