//chapter 5 //example 5.16 //Calculate minimum uncertainty in the momentum and minimum kinetic energy of proton //page 108-109 clear; clc; //given dx=5E-15; // in m (radius of nucleus or uncertainty in the position) h=6.6E-34; // in J-s (Planck's constant) m=1.67E-27; // in Kg (mass of proton) pi=3.14; // value of pi used in the solution e=1.6E-19; // in C (charge of electron) //calculate // Since dx*dp=h/4*pi (uncertainty relation) dp=h/(4*pi*dx); // calculation of uncertainty in the momentum printf('\nThe minimum uncertainty in the momentum of proton is\tdp=%1.2E Kg-m/s',dp); p=dp; // minimum value of momentum to calculate mimimum kinetic energy K=p^2/(2*m); // calculation of minimum kinetic energy of proton printf('\nThe minimum kinetic energy of proton is\tK=%1.1E J',K); K=K/e; //changing unit from J to eV printf('\n\t\t\t\t\t=%1.1E eV',K); K=K/1E6; // changing unit from eV to MeV printf('\n\t\t\t\t\t=%.1f MeV',K);