## Focus 1B.25 & 27 Homework

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

Emma Joy Schaetz 1E
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### Focus 1B.25 & 27 Homework

Can someone explain how the Heisenberg EQ works? I understand the plugging in of numbers but want to understand it on a more conceptual level and just can't quite get it.

aishwarya_atmakuri
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### Re: Focus 1B.25 & 27 Homework

The Heisenberg equation states that the product of the uncertainty in momentum times the uncertainty in position has to be greater than or equal to h/4π. This means there is a minimum number of uncertainty at all times.

Emma Joy Schaetz 1E
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### Re: Focus 1B.25 & 27 Homework

aishwarya_atmakuri wrote:The Heisenberg equation states that the product of the uncertainty in momentum times the uncertainty in position has to be greater than or equal to h/4π. This means there is a minimum number of uncertainty at all times.

Are we always calculating the MINIMUM uncertainty?

Joanne Kang 3I
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### Re: Focus 1B.25 & 27 Homework

For 1B.27, the solutions manual is wrong. The answer should be 6.7x10^-34 m. This may clear things up for you