College Physics
College Physics
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ISBN: 9781938168048
Author: Paul Peter Urone, OpenStax, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 29, Problem 2CQ

Give an example of a physical entity that is not quantized, in that it is continuous and may have a continuous range of values.

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