COLLEGE PHYSICS,V.2
COLLEGE PHYSICS,V.2
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ISBN: 9781305965522
Author: SERWAY
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 27, Problem 38P

(a)

To determine

The minimum uncertainty in the x-component of the velocity of the electron.

(b)

To determine

The minimum uncertainty in the x-component of the velocity of the proton.

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