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If the speed of an electron is measured to within an uncertainty of 2.0×10 4 m/s, what would be the size of the smallest region of space in which the electron can be confined? me = 9.11×10 -31 kg.

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If the speed of an electron is measured to within an uncertainty of 2.0×10 ⁴ m/s, what would
be the size of the smallest region of space in which the electron can be confined? me = 9.11×10 ^-31
kg.

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