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Tutorial 1_Dual nature and uncertainty principle

This tutorial sheet from the Department of Physics and Material Science covers various problems related to quantum mechanics, specifically focusing on de Broglie wavelengths and the uncertainty principle. It includes calculations for the wavelengths of different particles, the effects of potential differences on electrons, and implications of the uncertainty principle on atomic structure. Additionally, it poses conceptual questions about the relationship between photons and electrons, as well as the limitations of particle localization.

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Tutorial 1_Dual nature and uncertainty principle

This tutorial sheet from the Department of Physics and Material Science covers various problems related to quantum mechanics, specifically focusing on de Broglie wavelengths and the uncertainty principle. It includes calculations for the wavelengths of different particles, the effects of potential differences on electrons, and implications of the uncertainty principle on atomic structure. Additionally, it poses conceptual questions about the relationship between photons and electrons, as well as the limitations of particle localization.

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Department of Physics and Material Science

Quantum Materials (UES022): Jan- Jun 2025


Tutorial sheet 1
Dual nature and uncertainty principle

1. Find the de Broglie wavelengths of (a) a 46-g golf ball with a velocity of 30 m/s, and
(b) an electron with a velocity of 107 m/s.
2. Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength associated with proton of kinetic energy 100 eV.
(Mass of proton = 1.6725 x 10-27 kg).
3. Thermal speed of hydrogen molecule at 0° C is ~ 1.84 x 10 3 m/s. Find its de-Broglie
wavelength.
4. Can a photon and an electron of the same energy have the same wavelength?
5. Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength of (a) an electron accelerated by a potential
difference of 10,000 V; and (b) an electron moving with a velocity of 0.01 c, where c is
the speed of light.
6. A subatomic particle produced in a nuclear reaction has 1228 MeV mass energy with
an accuracy of 56 MeV. Assuming that the particle’s speed is 108 m/s when it was
produced, how far can it travel before it disintegrates?
7. An electron initially at rest is accelerated through a potential difference of 4900 V.
Compute its (i) momentum, (ii) the de-Broglie wavelength, and (iii) the magnitude of
wave propagation vector of the electron.
8. The average period that takes between the excitation of an atom and the time it
radiates is 10- 8 s. Find the width of excited energy level of the atom.
9. The speed of an electron revolving around the nucleus in K-cell is of the order of
3x106 m/s. Find the smallest possible uncertainty in position of this electron.
10. A microscope, using photons, is employed to locate an electron in an atom within a
distance of 0.02 nm. What is the uncertainty in the momentum of the electron
located in this way?
11. Applying Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle (i) show that an electron cannot exist
inside the nucleus, (ii) find the expression for Bohr radius, and (iii) show that
minimum energy of harmonic oscillator is not zero.

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