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What is the uncertainty in the location of a photon of wavelength 5000A if wavelength is known to an accuracy of 1pm?... Plz explain step by step..

What is the uncertainty in the location of a photon of wavelength 5000A if wavelength is known to an accuracy of 1pm?... Plz explain step by step.. 

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Arun
25750 Points
4 years ago
So from here p= h/lambda => del P = -del lambda * h /(lambda)^2
Calculate del P from here in terms of h and put in the expression of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle. 
del x * del p = h/4*pi
You will see the answer is coming as 0.02 m.
 

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