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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
The Energy for the hydrogen atom is described by: | The Energy for the hydrogen atom is described by: | ||
<math>E=\frac{P^{2}}{2m}-\frac{e^{2}}{r}</math> | <math>E=\frac{P^{2}}{2m}-\frac{e^{2}}{r}</math> | ||
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<math>\Delta r\cdot\Delta p\backsimeq\hbar</math> | <math>\Delta r\cdot\Delta p\backsimeq\hbar</math> | ||
Thus the momentum corresponding to <math>\Delta r</math> and the corresponding kinetic energy are usefully defined as: | |||
<math>p\backsimeq\Delta p\backsimeq\frac{\hbar}{\Delta r}</math> | |||
<math>KE=\frac{P^{2}}{2m}\backsimeq\frac{\hbar^{2}}{2m(\Delta r)^{2}}</math> |
Revision as of 17:02, 22 January 2011
Solution
The Energy for the hydrogen atom is described by:
is defined as the average radius of localization for the
electron. Appropriately, the uncertainty principle can be generalized as:
Thus the momentum corresponding to and the corresponding kinetic energy are usefully defined as: