Does the Uncertainty Principle Affect Our Ability to Follow the Path

question 48

Multiple Choice

Does the uncertainty principle affect our ability to follow the path of a baseball? Why or why not?

• A)No,because the uncertainties in the position and momentum of the baseball are so small in comparison to its size and total momentum that they are unnoticeable.
• B)Yes,because we cannot know both where the baseball is and which way it is going at the same time.
• C)No,because the exclusion principle says that large objects are excluded from the consequences of the uncertainty principle.
• D)No,because the uncertainty principle applies only to electrons.

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Definitions:

Reaction

A process in which substances, the reactants, convert into different substances, the products.

Ether

A compound of organic nature identified by having an oxygen atom bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups, following the general formula R-O-R'.

Fragmentation

A process in mass spectrometry where a molecule breaks into smaller pieces or fragments, used to identify or quantify the molecule.

Ethers

A class of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups, known for their diverse applications in solvents and synthesis.