Show that the spread of velocities caused by Heisenberg uncertainty principle does not have measurable consequences for a 100g ball confined to a room of 15m on one side. Assume the ball is moving at 2m/s along the X direction

Show that the spread of velocities caused by Heisenberg uncertainty principle does not have measurable consequences for a 100g ball confined to a room of 15m on one side. Assume the ball is moving at 2m/s along the X direction

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