Suppose that the speed of an electron traveling 1.0 km/s is known to an accuracy of 1 part in 10,000 (that is, within 0.01%)

What is the minimum uncertainty in the position of this electron? (melectron = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s)


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