// Scilab Code 5.10: : Page-190 (2013) clc; clear; dx = 6e-015; // The uncertainty in position of the electron, m h_bar = 1.054e-034; // PReduced Planck's constant, Js e = 1.602e-019; // Energy equivalnet of 1 eV, J/eV c = 3e+008; // Speed of light, m/s E0 = 0.511e+006; // Rest mass energy of the electron, J dp = h_bar*c/(2*dx*e); // Minimum electron momentum, eV/c p = dp; // Momentum of the electron at least equal to the uncertainty in momentum, eV/c E = sqrt(p^2+E0^2)/1e+006; // Relativistic energy of the electron, MeV K = E - E0/1e+006; // Minimum kinetic energy of the electron, MeV printf("\nThe minimum kinetic energy of the electron = %4.1f MeV", K); // Result // The minimum kinetic energy of the electron = 15.9 MeV