In this problem you will estimate the radius and the energy of the lowest stationary state of

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In this problem you will estimate the radius and the energy of the lowest stationary state of the hydrogen atom using the uncertainty principle. The total energy of the electron of momentum p and mass m a distance r from the proton in the hydrogen atom is given by E = p2/2m – ke2/r, where k is the Coulomb constant. Assume that the minimum value of p2 is p2 ≈ (Δp)2 = h2/r2, where Δp is the uncertainty in p and we have taken Δr ~ r for the order of magnitude of the uncertainty in position; the energy is E = h2/2mr2 – ke2/r. Find the radius rm for which this energy is a minimum, and calculate the minimum value of E in electron volts.

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