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A Beam of Neutrons (m=939.6MeV/c2\left(m=939.6 \mathrm{MeV} / \mathrm{c}^{2}\right. ) of Momentum 12keV/c12 \mathrm{keV} / \mathrm{c}

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A beam of neutrons (m=939.6MeV/c2\left(m=939.6 \mathrm{MeV} / \mathrm{c}^{2}\right. ) of momentum 12keV/c12 \mathrm{keV} / \mathrm{c} is passed through a single slit of width 0.1 nm\mathrm{nm} . As a result of this, the neutron beam acquires an uncertainty in the component of the momentum that is transverse to the beam direction. The distance between the slit and a screen onto which the neutrons are projected is 1.5 m1.5 \mathrm{~m} . Using the uncertainty principle, estimate the expected width of the neutron distribution on the screen.


A) 0.1 mm0.1 \mathrm{~mm}
B) 5 m5 \mathrm{~m}
C) 50 cm50 \mathrm{~cm}
D) 1 cm1 \mathrm{~cm}

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