// Scilab Code Ex1.26: Page-1.32 (2009) clc; clear; h = 6.6e-034; // Planck's constant, Js delta_x_max = 8.5e-014; // Uncertainty in length, m m = 1.67e-027; // Mass of proton, kg // From Position-momentum uncertainty, // delta_p_min*delta_x_max = h, solving for delta_p_min delta_p_min = h/delta_x_max; // Minimum uncertainty in momentum of electron, kg-m/s p_min = delta_p_min; // Minimum momentum of the proton, kg.m/s delta_E = p_min^2/(2*m); printf("\nThe minimum uncertainty in momemtum of proton = %4.2e kg-m/s", p_min); printf("\nThe kinetic energy of proton = %6.3e eV", delta_E/1.6e-019); // Result // The minimum uncertainty in momemtum of proton = 7.76e-21 kg-m/s // The kinetic energy of proton = 1.128e+05 eV