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Frost2351

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on: Jul 29, 2018
The mean life (time constant) of rubidium-86 is 26.8 d. What is its half-life?
 
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A tiny dust particle of mass 8.50 g is being observed under a microscope. Its position is determined to be within a space of 0.0060 mm. (h = 6.626  10-34 J  s)
 
  (a) Find the uncertainty in its speed implied by the uncertainty in its position.
  (b) Assuming the dust particle is moving at the speed in part (a), how many years would it take for the particle to move 1.0 mm?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

18.6 d

Answer to Question 2

(a) 2.1  10-21 m/s (b) 1.5  1010 y


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