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What Happens to an Electron's Wave Packet If an Accurate

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What happens to an electron's wave packet if an accurate velocity measurement is performed?


A) It suddenly changes to a new wave packet having a very small uncertainty in position, but a large uncertainty in velocity.
B) Neither the wave packet nor the electron is affected by the measurement.
C) It suddenly changes to a new wave packet having a very small uncertainty in velocity, but a large uncertainty in position.
D) The wave packet is unaffected by the measurement, even though the electron itself makes a sudden change of state that is caused by the measurement.
E) It suddenly changes to a new wave packet having small uncertainties in both velocity and position.

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