Suppose That Al the Physicist Observes a Single Radioactive Nucleus

question 56

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Al the physicist observes a single radioactive nucleus. The length of time until that particular nucleus decays is

• A) unpredictable because of fundamental uncertainties arising from quantum physics
• B) predictable, provided Al knows the precise nuclear state of this nucleus.
• C) predictable from the known half- life of the nucleus.
• D) unpredictable because of the practical difficulties of obtaining all the information needed to make the prediction.
• E) unpredictable because of fundamental uncertainties arising from Newtonian physics.

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