"The position and velocity of a small particle like an electron cannot be simultaneously determined." This statement is:

  • A
    Heisenberg uncertainty principle
  • B
    Principle of de Broglie's wave nature of electron
  • C
    Pauli's exclusion principle
  • D
    Aufbau's principle

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If uncertainty in position and momentum of an electron are equal,then uncertainty in its velocity is

The uncertainty in the position of an electron $(mass = 9.1 \times 10^{-28} \ g)$ moving with a velocity of $3.0 \times 10^4 \ cm \ s^{-1}$ accurate up to $0.001\%$ will be ................. $cm$ (Use $\frac{h}{4\pi}$ in the uncertainty expression,where $h = 6.626 \times 10^{-27} \ erg \ s$)

Uncertainty in the position of an electron (mass $= 9.1 \times 10^{-31} \ kg$) moving with a velocity $300 \ ms^{-1}$,accurate up to $0.001\%$ will be:

An accelerated electron has a speed of $5 \times 10^{6} \ m \ s^{-1}$ with an uncertainty of $0.02 \ \%$. The uncertainty in finding its location while in motion is $x \times 10^{-9} \ m$. The value of $x$ is $......$ (Nearest integer)
[Use mass of electron $= 9.1 \times 10^{-31} \ kg, h = 6.63 \times 10^{-34} \ J \ s, \pi = 3.14]$

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