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The document calculates the kinetic energy and total kinetic energy of an atom using the momentum-position uncertainty principle and other equations. It then uses the total kinetic energy to calculate the height needed for gravitational potential energy to equal the total kinetic energy. The conclusion is that knowing both the exact momentum and position of each atom would violate Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

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Problem39 21

The document calculates the kinetic energy and total kinetic energy of an atom using the momentum-position uncertainty principle and other equations. It then uses the total kinetic energy to calculate the height needed for gravitational potential energy to equal the total kinetic energy. The conclusion is that knowing both the exact momentum and position of each atom would violate Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

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h h (6.

63  10 34 J  s)
px   p    9.82  10 25 kg  m s.
39.21: 2π 2πx  0.215  10 m 
9
      
2π  
 2 
25
p 2
(9.82  10 m) 2
b) K    4.95  10  24 J  3.09  10 5 eV.
2m 2(9.75  10 26 kg)
1.00 kg
     c) K total  NK  (4.95  10 24 J)  50.8 J.
9.75  10 26 kg Ni
K 50.8 J
d ) mgh  K total  h  total   5.18 m.
mg (1.00 kg) (9.81 m s 2 )
  e) One is claiming to know both an exact momentum for each atom (giving rise to an exact
kinetic energy of the system) and an exact position of each atom (giving rise to an exact potential
energy of the system), in violation of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle.

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