What Is the Uncertainty in the Position of a Helium $\times$

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Essay

What is the uncertainty in the position of a helium atom traveling at 1360 m/s,approximately its speed at room temperature? The atom's velocity is known to about ±1%.(1 amu = 1.66054 $\times$ 10^-27 kg)

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Definitions:

Marginal Expenditure Curve

A graph that shows the additional cost incurred by acquiring one more unit of a good or service.

Monopsony

A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product or service, giving that buyer substantial power over prices.

Rightward Shift

A movement to the right on a graph, indicating an increase in quantity supplied or demanded at a given price.

Subsidy

Payment reducing the buyer’s price below the seller’s price; i.e., a negative tax.