The uncertainties in the velocities of two particles A and B are 0.05 and 0.02 ms-1 respectively. The mass of B is five times to that of mass A. What is the ratio of uncertainties ((∆xA/∆xB) in their positions?
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a
2
b
0.25
c
4
d
1
answer is A.
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According to Heisenberg,∆x ×m×∆v = h4πwhere, ∆x = uncertainty in position m = mass of particle ∆v = uncertainty in velocityAccording to question,∆xA×m×0.05 = h4π∆xB×5m×0.02 = h4πDivide Eq.(i) by Eq.(ii), then∆xA×m×0.05∆xB×5m×0.02 = 1⇒∆xA∆xB = 5m×0.02m×0.05 = 2or ∆xA∆xB = 2