6.5.1 What is the minimum uncertainty in the position of anelectron moving at a speed of 4 × 106 m/s ± 1 percent?(The mass of an electron is 9.11 × 10−31 kg.)a) 2 × 10−8m d) 7 × 10−8m b) 1 × 10−9m e) 1 × 10−12 mc) 6 × 10−9m

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6.5.1 What is the minimum uncertainty in the position of an
electron moving at a speed of 4 × 106

m/s ± 1 percent?
(The mass of an electron is 9.11 × 10−31 kg.)
a) 2 × 10−8
m d) 7 × 10−8
m

b) 1 × 10−9
m e) 1 × 10−12 m
c) 6 × 10−9
m

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