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What Is the Approximate Total Uncertainty in the Velocity of an Electron

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What is the approximate total uncertainty in the velocity of an electron (9.11 *10-31 kg) confined within a gold atom whose diameter is about 270 pm? The uncertainty in the position of the electron is ±\pm 5.0% of the atom's diameter.


A) ( ±\pm 1.4 *103 m/s)
B) ( ±\pm 2.1 * 105 m/s)
C) ( ±\pm 3.7 * 105 m/s)
D) ( ±\pm 2.1 * 106 m/s)
E) ( ±\pm 4.3 * 106 m/s)

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