Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation

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Alice Weber 3I
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Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation

Postby Alice Weber 3I » Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:32 pm

Hi! So when a question gives a velocity like 4.00+/-5.0m.s^-1, will the indeterminacy of velocity always be the second number times 2? So for this example it would be 10?
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Re: Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation

Postby Chem_Mod » Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:36 pm

Yes, it is the total amount of uncertainty. So if it can be +5 or -5, then there is an uncertainty of 10 because that is the range over which you are not sure the exact value.
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Harbaksh Kaur 3E
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Re: Heisenberg's Indeterminacy Equation

Postby Harbaksh Kaur 3E » Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:37 pm

Yes! Following Heisenberg's Indeterminacy, it would be 10.
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