ASSIGNMENT: 3 FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS Roll No.: 01 - 09 1. State and explain de Broglies hypothesis. 2.

Solve the Schrdingers time-independent wave equations for a particle confined to infinite square well (particle in a box). Hence show that its energy is quantized. 3. Distinguish between electromagnetic waves and matter waves. 4. An electron has a speed of 400m/s with uncertainty of 0.01%. Find the accuracy in its position. ASSIGNMENT: 3 FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS Roll No.: 10 - 18 1. What are matter waves? State their properties. 2. Show that electron cannot exist in nucleus by using uncertainty principle. 3. Solve the Schrdingers time-independent wave equation for a free particle of mass m moving with some velocity. Give physical significance of its solution. 4. Calculate kinetic energy off an electron whose deBroglie wavelength is 5000 A0.

ASSIGNMENT: 3 FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS Roll No.: 19 - 27 1. Arrive at Schrdingers time-dependent wave equation from its time dependent form. State some of its applications. 2. State and explain Heisenbergs Uncertainty principle. Express it in different forms. 3. What is phase velocity and group velocity? State their expression. 4. Find the energy of neutron in units electron volt whose deBroglie wavelength is 1 A0.

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FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS Roll No.: 28 - 36 1. 2. 3. 4. What is wave-function? How is it related with probability? Discuss one experiment for verification of uncertainty principle. Explain physical significance of wave function. An electron has a speed of 900 m/s with an accuracy of 0.001%. Calculate the uncertainty with the position of the electron can be located.

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1. Differentiate between classical and quantum computers. 2. Derive de Broglies equation for photons and hence for an electron. Express it in different forms. 3. What is wave-packet? Why do we say that a wave group rather than a single wave is associated with a material particle? 4. An electron and a photon each have a wavelength of 2A0. What are their momentum and energies? ASSIGNMENT: 3 FOUNDATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS Roll No.: 46 54 1. 2. 3. 4. Derive an expression for the equivalent wavelength of a particle . Write a short note on Quantum Computing. What is wave mechanics? State Schrdingers time-dependent wave equation. Compare the energy of a photon with that of a neutron when both are associated with wavelength of 1 A0.