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Homework Statement
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The energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is: E = p^2/2m - αe2/r; where p is the momentum,
r the orbital radius, me the electron mass, e the electron charge, and α the Coulomb constant.
Use the uncertainty principle for momentum vs. position to estimate the minimum radius and the momentum corresponding to this radius.
Homework Equations
E = p^2/2m - αe2/r
I'm not exactly sure what this means conceptually
The Attempt at a Solution
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Is this a plug and chug? I feel like it's not that simple.
uncertainty for momentum says
delta x * delta p <= h/2π
so do I just plug in p in delta p?