## wave functions and the heisenburg uncertainty [ENDORSED]

$\Delta p \Delta x\geq \frac{h}{4\pi }$

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### wave functions and the heisenburg uncertainty

If (Psi)^2 that represents the probability of finding an electron, how does the Heisenburg equation relate to that?

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### Re: wave functions and the heisenburg uncertainty  [ENDORSED]

The Heisenberg indeterminancy equation shows us that there is no way for us to know both the exact position and momentum of an electron at a certain point in time, and that we can only know the "range" of the possible positions and momentum the electron could be at.

$\psi$2 shows the probability of finding an electron.
Since we don't know the exact position of the electron, we can only look at an atom's diameter (and/or also its orbitals) and assume that the electron must be zipping around within this "area/volume."
This "area/volume" = probability of finding an electron = $\psi$2