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The x coordinate of an electron is measured with an uncertainty of 0.200 mmmm . What...

The x coordinate of an electron is measured with an uncertainty of 0.200 mmmm . What is vxvxv_x, the x component of the electron's velocity, if the minimum percentage uncertainty in a simultaneous measurement of vxvxv_x is 1.00 %% ? Use the following expression for the uncertainty principle:

ΔxΔpx≥ℏΔxΔpx≥ℏ,

where ΔxΔx is the uncertainty in the x coordinate of a particle, ΔpxΔpx is the particle's uncertainty in the x component of momentum, and ℏ=h2πℏ=h2π, where hh is Planck's constant.

Express your answer in meters per second to three significant figures.

The correct answer is 57.9 m/s

part B

Repeat Part A for a proton.

Express your answer in meters per second to three significant figures.

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