05:20The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Part 2: Energy/Time and Quantum FluctuationProfessor Dave Explains363views1rank
06:07The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Part 1: Position/Momentum and Schrödinger's CatProfessor Dave Explains410views
Multiple ChoiceTo what uncertainty (in m) can the position of a baseball traveling at 51.0 m/s be measured if the uncertainty of its speed is 0.12%? The mass of the baseball is 150 g.655views3commentsHas a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceA proton with a mass of 1.67 x 10-27 kg traveling at 4.7 x 105 m/s has an uncertainty in its velocity of 1.77 x 105 m/s. Determine its uncertainty in position.770views4commentsHas a video solution.
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is false?460views
Textbook QuestionUsing Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, calculate the uncertainty in the position of (b) a proton moving at a speed of 15.00 { 0.012 * 104 m/s. (The mass of a proton is given in the table of fundamental constants in the inside cover of the text.)506viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionUsing Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, calculate the uncertainty in the position of (a) a 1.50-mg mosquito moving at a speed of 1.40 m/s if the speed is known to within {0.01 m/s;1303viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionCalculate the uncertainty in the position of (a) an electron moving at a speed of 13.00 { 0.012 * 105 m/s790views1rankHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionAn electron has an uncertainty in its position of 552 pm. What is the uncertainty in its velocity?2382viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionAn electron traveling at 3.7 * 105 m>s has an uncertainty in its velocity of 1.88 * 105 m/s. What is the uncertainty in its position?2160views1rank1commentsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionUse the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to calculate the uncertainty in meters in the position of a honeybee weighing 0.68 g and traveling at a velocity of 0.85 m/s. Assume that the uncertainty in the velocity is 0.1 m/s.596viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionThe mass of a helium atom is 4.0026 amu, and its average velocity at 25 °C is 1.36 * 103 m/s. What is the uncertainty in meters in the position of a helium atom if the uncertainty in its velocity is 1%?1538viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionWhat is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and how does it affect our description of atomic structure?590viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionWhy do we have to use an arbitrary value such as 90% to determine the spatial limitations of an orbital?350viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionAs discussed in the A Closer Look box on 'Measurement and the Uncertainty Principle,' the essence of the uncertainty principle is that we can't make a measurement without disturbing the system that we are measuring. (a) Why can't we measure the position of a subatomic particle without disturbing it?422viewsHas a video solution.
Textbook QuestionConsider the discussion of radial probability functions in 'A Closer Look' in Section 6.6. (a) What is the difference between the probability density as a function of r and the radial probability function as a function of r ?335viewsHas a video solution.