Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chaps 1-38)
Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chaps 1-38)
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 38, Problem 7Q
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Whether the statement "the ground-state energy in the hydrogen atom can be precisely known but that the excited states have some uncertainties in their values" remains consistent with the uncertainty principle kept in its energy form.

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