Because of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the Velocity of a Particle

question 33

Multiple Choice

Because of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, the velocity of a particle is known least precisely when the length of the wave packet representing the particle is

• A) < 10−¹⁵ m.
• B) < 10−¹⁰ m.
• C) of the order of 1.00 m.
• D) >10 m.
• E) the length of a plane wave (infinite)

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