Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to know simultaneously which two properties of a particle?

a. Momentum and energy
b. Position and velocity
c. Position and charge
d. Time and place


b

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A column that extends from sea level to the top of the atmosphere contains a certain mass of air. If the column instead contained the same mass of water, its height would be about

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