(Heisenberg Uncertainty) A baseball (1 kg) has a kinetic energy (?? = 1 2 ?? 2 = ? 2 2? ) of 100 joules. If its uncertainty in position is 1 m, what is the percentage uncertainty (p/p  100) in the momentum of the baseball?

(Heisenberg Uncertainty) A baseball (1 kg) has a kinetic energy (?? = 1 2 ?? 2 = ? 2 2? ) of 100 joules. If its uncertainty in position is 1 m, what is the percentage uncertainty (p/p  100) in the momentum of the baseball?

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