The effect of the uncertainty principle is significant only for the motion of microscopic particles and is negligible for macroscopic particles. Justify the statement with the help of a suitable example.

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(N/A) The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is given by $\Delta x \cdot \Delta v \geq \frac{h}{4 \pi m}$.
For a microscopic particle like an electron $(m = 9.11 \times 10^{-31} \ kg)$,the uncertainty is significant.
For a macroscopic object of mass $1 \ mg$ $(10^{-6} \ kg)$:
$\Delta x \cdot \Delta v = \frac{h}{4 \pi m} = \frac{6.626 \times 10^{-34} \ J \ s}{4 \times 3.1416 \times 10^{-6} \ kg} \approx 0.527 \times 10^{-28} \ m^2 \ s^{-1}$.
This value is extremely small and physically insignificant,which is why the uncertainty principle is negligible for macroscopic objects.

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