Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781259911156
Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 2RCF
A proton is moving at a speed of 6.0 × 106 m/s. If the uncertainty in measuring the speed is 1.0 percent of the speed, calculate the uncertainty in the proton’s position. The mass of the proton is 1.67262 × 10−27 kg.
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