A proton is confined in a uranium nucleus of radius 7.2x10-15 m = 7.2 fm. Determine the proton's minimum kinetic energy according to the uncertainty principle if the proton is confined to a one- dimensional box that has length equal to the nuclear diameter.
A proton is confined in a uranium nucleus of radius 7.2x10-15 m = 7.2 fm. Determine the proton's minimum kinetic energy according to the uncertainty principle if the proton is confined to a one- dimensional box that has length equal to the nuclear diameter.
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Transcribed Image Text:A proton is confined in a uranium nucleus of radius
7.2x10-15 m = 7.2 fm. Determine the proton's minimum kinetic energy
according to the uncertainty principle if the proton is confined to a one-
dimensional box that has length equal to the nuclear diameter.
