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Homework Statement
The position and momentum of a 1.00 KeV electron are simultaneously determined. If the position is located to within 0.100 nm, what is the percentage of uncertainty in its momentum?
(Arthur Beiser - Concepts of modern Physics, 3rd Part exercise 33)
Homework Equations
Δx\cdotΔp≥\frac{\hbar}{2}
The Attempt at a Solution
Δx\cdotΔp≥\frac{\hbar}{2}\rightarrow \; Δp≥ \frac{\hbar}{2\cdotΔx}
Given that Δx=0,100 nm, we can evaluate the uncertainty in its momentum Δp.
The momentum of the particle should be of roughly equal magnitude, and evaluating the fraction \frac{Δp}{p}% gives me 98%, where the answer is 3,1 %. What did I do wrong?