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29.7 Exercise 2

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(a) If the position of an electron in a membrane is measured to an accuracy of 1.00 μm1 . \text{00 }\mu\text{m}, what is the electron’s minimum uncertainty in velocity? (b) If the electron has this velocity, what is its kinetic energy in eV? (c) What are the implications of this energy, comparing it to typical molecular binding energies?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 29.7 Probability: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, exercise 2

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