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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

(a)Determine the uncertainty on the position of a bullet of mass 20g traveling with an uncertainty in its velocity of 10cm/s. h=plancks constant. (b) repeat part (a) for an electron that has an uncertainty in its velocity of 10^-3 cm/s

Profile image of owoeye oluwatobi Gbolahan
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Shayantan Shivam Chakraborty
9 Years ago
a) 0.41x10^-28 
b) 0.41x10^-24
Take planks constant to be 1.05x10^-27 in CGS and apply the basic uncertainty equation and you'll have your answer.