Imagine an alternate universe where the value of the Planck constant is 6.62607x 1036 J.S. In that universe, which of the following objects would require quantum mechanics to describe, that is, would show both particle and wave properties? Which objects would act like everyday objects, and be adequately described by classical mechanics? object A grain of sand with a mass of 95 mg. 655. um wide, moving at 1.00 mm/s. A buckyball with a mass of 1.2 x 1021 0, 0.7 nm wide, 9. moving at 11. m/s. An airplane with a mass of 2.75 x 10 kg, 16.0 m long, moving at 1400. km/h. An eyelash mite with a mass of 11.2 ug, 265 um wide, moving at 21. um/s. quantum or classical? classical quantum classical quantum Oclassical quantum classical quantum

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Imagine an alternate universe where the value of the Planck constant is 6.62607 x 1036 J.s.
In that universe, which of the following objects would require quantum mechanics to describe, that is, would show both particle and wave properties? Which
objects would act like everyday objects, and be adequately described by classical mechanics?
object
A grain of sand with a mass of 95 mg. 655. um wide,
moving at 1.00 mm/s.
A buckyball with a mass of 1.2 x 1021 0, 0.7 mm wide,
moving at 11. m/s.
An airplane with a mass of 2.75 x 10 kg, 16.0 m long,
moving at 1400. km/h.
An eyelash mite with a mass of 11,2 ug, 265 um wide,
moving at 21. um/s.
quantum or classical?
classical
quantum
classical
quantum
Oclassical
quantum
classical
quantum
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine an alternate universe where the value of the Planck constant is 6.62607 x 1036 J.s. In that universe, which of the following objects would require quantum mechanics to describe, that is, would show both particle and wave properties? Which objects would act like everyday objects, and be adequately described by classical mechanics? object A grain of sand with a mass of 95 mg. 655. um wide, moving at 1.00 mm/s. A buckyball with a mass of 1.2 x 1021 0, 0.7 mm wide, moving at 11. m/s. An airplane with a mass of 2.75 x 10 kg, 16.0 m long, moving at 1400. km/h. An eyelash mite with a mass of 11,2 ug, 265 um wide, moving at 21. um/s. quantum or classical? classical quantum classical quantum Oclassical quantum classical quantum
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