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erika

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Einstein's General Theory of Relativity tells us that a photon traveling close to a massive object will
 
  A) travel in a straight line past the object
  B) follow the curvature of spacetime around the object
  C) be reflected by the object
  D) be absorbed by the object

Question 2

A certain particle's energy is known within 10-18 J. What is the minimum uncertainty in its arrival time at a detector?
 
  A) 10-15 s
  B) 10-14 s
  C) 10-13 s
  D) 10-12 s
  E) 10-16 s


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Cnarkel

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

E


erika

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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