Why is it necessary to report uncertainties in physics?
Q: Consider the set of measured values [7.8,7.1,4.3,9.8,6.3,9.6,6.0,4.7,1.4,2.4]. What is the standard…
A: Given values are 7.8, 7.1, 4.3, 9.8, 6.3, 9.6, 6.0, 4.7, 1.4, 2.4 Here, number of values=10The…
Q: If an electron has an uncertainty in its velocity of 5.60 m/s, what is the uncertainty (in meters)…
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Q: (a) The x-coordinate of an electron is measured with an uncertainty of 0.30 mm. What is the…
A: Part (a) Given: The uncertainty in position co-ordinate of electron is ∆x=0.30 mm. The minimum…
Q: If an electron has an uncertainty in its position of 4.20 × 10-2 m, what is the uncertainty in its…
A: The objective of this question is to calculate the uncertainty in the velocity of an electron given…
Q: certain particle energy is known within 10^-18 J. What is the minimum uncertainty in its arrival…
A: Given Uncertainty in energy = 10-18 J
Q: An air-rifle pellet has a mass of 30 g and a velocity of 200 m/s. If its velocity is known to an…
A: Given M = 30g v = 200 m/s accuracy of ± 0.12% min possible uncertainity in pellet's position=?
Q: A 4.0 mg insect is observed to be stationary with an uncertainty of 0.1 mm. What is the uncertainty…
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Q: Consider a physical quantity q=2a+ 3b-4c, and a = 50 +2.5, b = 25 +3.1 and c = 80 +3.5 and a, b and…
A: Uncertainty is error in a measurements. For summation, absolute error will added to get the…
Q: Calculate the uncertainty δP of its perimeter P = 2(l+w) in mm.
A: Data provided in the question; Length of rectangle Width of rectangle
Q: Calculate the standard uncertainty in z if z=Xsinθ using the angle (45.00 ± 0.74) degrees and the…
A: Given Data:Angle Value of Formula to be used To Determine:The standard uncertainty in
Q: he uncertainty in locating a neutron (1.7 x 10-27 Kg) is 2.0 x 10-6 m. Find the minimum uncertainty…
A: Uncertainty in position, ∆x=2.0×10-6 m Mass of neutron, m=1.7×10-27kg
Q: (a) The x-coordinate of an electron is measured with an uncer- tainty of 0.30 mm. What is the…
A: This problem is based on the uncertainty principle. The mathematical form of the uncertainty…
Q: (a) The lifetime of a highly unstable nucleus is 10-12 s. What is the smallest uncertainty (in ev)…
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Q: A 64.6 g ball moves at 38 m/s. If its speed is measured to an accuracy of 0.07%, what is the minimum…
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Q: How does the uncertainty principle apply to a known stable atomic system that apparently has an infi…
A: From Heisenberg's uncertainty principle we have, ∆E.∆t≥h4π where ∆E is the uncertainty in energy ∆t…
Q: A particle is created in a shower of particle decays. Its velocity is measured to a precision of 50…
A: Given Data: Mass of particle: m = 6.64 × 10-27 kg Uncertainity in the measurement of velocity…
Q: The speed of an electron is known to be between 5.0×106 m/sm/s and 5.8×106 m/sm/s . Estimate the…
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Q: The speed of an electron is measured to within an uncertainty of 2.0 × 104 m/s. What is the size of…
A: Operators in quantum mechanics are used to perform operations on the wave function. The momentum…
Q: A proton is confined to a nucleus that has a diameter of 7.7 x 10-15 m. If this distance is…
A: Uncertainty in position is Note:Planck's constant is Find:The minimum uncertainty in momentum.
Q: The velocity of a 1.0 g projectile is 1.0 x 106 m/s. Calculate the minimum uncertainty in your…
A: Given that,Mass of particle=1g=10-3 kgVelocity of projectile=1.0×10-6 m/sfrom uncertainty…
Q: The decay energy of a short-lived nuclear excited state has an uncertainty of 2.1 eV due to its…
A: According to heisenberg's uncertainty principle∆E×∆t ≥ h4πWhere∆E=uncertainty in energy∆t=time…
Q: The position of a 1 g object moving in the x direction at 1 cm/s is known to within +/- 10 nm. In…
A: The momentum in the x direction is given by: px = mvx = 0.001 kg x 0.01 m/s = 0.00001 kg m/s
Q: A fly with a mass of 23.7 mg is moving with a velocity of 6.7 m/s + 10%. What is the momentum of…
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Q: 2. If the speed of an electron is measured to within an uncertainty of 2.0×10ª m/s, what woul be the…
A: Given Data The speed of an electron is:∆V=2×104 m/s The mass of an electron is:me=9.11×10-31 kg…
Q: An electron is located on a pinpoint having a diameter of 6.11 µm. What is the minimum uncertainty…
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Q: A free neutron (m=1.67 x 10-27 kg )has a mean lifeof 880 s. What is the uncertainty in its mass (in…
A: Given, Mass of neutron, m=1.67×10-27 kg, and mean life time, t=880 s.
Q: If an electron has an uncertainty in its velocity of 4.10 m/s, what is the uncertainty (in meters)…
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Q: the measurement of electron energy requires a time interval of 1.0x10^28s. What's the smallest…
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Q: rectangular object has length l=30.3±0.6, width w=17.9±0.2. What is the absolute uncertainties in…
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Q: An electron is located on a pinpoint having a diameter of 7.71 um. What is the minimum uncertainty…
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Q: A rectangular piece of aluminum is 7.60 ± 0.01 cm longand 1.90 ± 0.01 cm wide. Verify that the…
A: Given data: The length of the aluminum rectangle is, L= 7.60±0.01 cm The width of the aluminum…
Q: Richard Feynman, in his book The Character of Physical Law, states: “A philosopher once said, ‘It is…
A: The philosopher was speaking about the classical physics which tells about the macroscopic world. In…
Q: The velocity of a neutron is measured to be 6.0 x 106 m s-1 with an uncertainty of 1.0 × 103 m s-1.…
A: Given: Velocity of neutron, v=6.0×106 m/s Uncertainity in velocity, ∆v=1.0×103 m/s Mass of the…
Q: The speed of a proton is measured to within an uncertainty of 1 × 103m/s. Calculate the length of…
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Why is it necessary to report uncertainties in physics?
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