// Scilab Code Ex5.19: Page-294 (2008) clc; clear; h = 6.62e-034; // Planck's constant, Js e = 1.602e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J m = 1.67e-027; // Rest mass of a proton, kg r = 5e-015; // Radius of the nucleus, m delta_x = 2*r; // Minimum uncertainty in position of the proton, m delta_p = h/(2*%pi*delta_x); // Minimum uncertainty in proton's momentum, kg-m/s KE = delta_p^2/(2*m); // Minimum kinetic emergy of the proton, J printf("\nThe minimum uncertainty in momentum of the proton = %4.2e kg-m/s", delta_p); printf("\nThe minimum kinetic emergy of the proton = %5.3f MeV", KE/(e*1e+006)); // Result // The minimum uncertainty in momentum of the proton = 1.05e-020 kg-m/s // The minimum kinetic emergy of the proton = 0.207 MeV