Question 1
A baseball with a mass of 150 g is moving at a velocity of 40 m/s (90 mph). If the uncertainty in the velocity is 0.1 m/s, the uncertainty in position
◦ must be less than or equal to 4 × 10
-33 m.
◦ must be 4 × 10
-33 m.
◦ must be greater than or equal to 4 × 10
-33 m.
◦ may be zero.
Question 2
An oxygen molecule has a mass of 5.3 × 10
-26 kg and an approximate diameter of 3.6 × 10
-10 m. If the molecule is moving at 400 m/s (1000 mph) with an uncertainty in velocity of 1 m/s, the uncertainty in position
◦ must be equal to 1 × 10
-9 m.
◦ is less than or equal to 5 × 10
-26 m.
◦ is greater than or equal to 1 × 10
-9 m.
◦ must be equal to 5 × 10
-26 m.