CHEMISTRY

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

TARGET
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01. If uncertainty in position and momentum are equal, then uncertainty in velocity is
h 1 h h 1 h
(a) (b) (c) (d)
� 2m � 2� m �

02. The uncertainty in momentum of an electron is 1 × 10–5 kg-m/s. The uncertainty in its posi-
tion will be (h = 6.62 × 10–34 kg-m2/s)
(a) 5.27 × 10–30 m (b) 1.05 × 10–26 m (c) 1.05 × 10–28 m (d) 5.25 × 10–28 m

03. The measurement of the electron position is associated with an uncertanty in momentum,
which is equal to 1 × 10–18 g cm s–1. The uncertainty in electron velocity is
(Mass of an electron is 9 × 10–28g)
(a) 1 × 1011 cm s–1 (b) 1 × 109 cm s–1 (c) 1 × 106 cm s–1 (d) 1 × 105 cm s–1

04. Given : The mass of electron is 9.11 × 10–31 kg. Planck’s constant is 6.626 × 10–34 Js, the uncer-
tainty involved in the measurement of velocity within a distance of 0.1 Å is
(a) 5.79 × 106 ms–1 (b) 5.79 × 107 ms–1 (c) 5.79 × 108 ms–1 (d) 5.79 × 105 ms–1

05. Uncertainty in position of an electron (mass = 9.1 × 10–28g) moving with a velocity of 3 × 104
cm/s accurate upto 0.001% will be
(Use h/(4 � ) in uncertainty expression where h = 6.626 × 10–27 erg-s)
(a) 5.76 cm (b) 7.68 cm (c) 1.93 cm (d) 3.84 cm

06. The position of both, an electron and a helium atom is known within 1.0 nm. Further the
momentum of the electron is known within 5.0 × 10–26 kg ms–1. The minimum uncertainty in
the measurement of the momentum of the helium atom is
(a) 8.0 × 10–26 kg ms–1 (b) 80 kg ms–1
(c) 50 kg ms–1 (d) 5.0 × 10–26 kg ms–1

07. According to heisenberg uncertainty principle

h h h
(a) E = mc2 (b) �x � �p � (c) � � (d) �x � �p �
4� p 6�

h
08. In Heisenberg’s uncertainty equation �x � �p � ; �p stands for
4�
(a) Uncertainty in energy (b) Uncertainty in velocity
(c) Uncertainty in momentum (d) Uncertainty in mass

09. If uncertainty in the position of an electron is zero, the uncertainty in its momentum would be
h h
(a) Zero (b) � (c) � (d) Infinite
2� 2�

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10. The uncertainties in the veocities of two particles, A and B are 0.05 and 0.02 ms–1, respectively.
� �x A �
The mass of B is five times to that of the mass of A. What is the ratio of uncertainties � �
� �xB �
in their positions
(a) 2 (b) 0.25 (c) 4 (d) 1

11. The Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle can be applied to :

(a) A cricket ball (b) A football (c) A jet aeroplane (d) An electron

Answers
01. B 02. A 03. B 04. A 05. C 06. D 07. B

08. C 09. D 10. A 11. D

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