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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Nobel Prize

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