The extent of localization of a particle is determined roughly by its de Broglie wave. If an
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Date: 2020-07-26

The extent of localization of a particle is determined roughly by its de Broglie wave. If an electron is localized within the nucleus (of size about `10^(14)`m) of an atom, what is its energy? Compare this energy with the typical binding energies (of the order of a few MeV) in a nucleus and hence argue why electrons cannot reside in a nucleus.