An unstable particle produced in a high-energy collision is measured to have an energy of 483 MeV and an uncertainty in energy of 84 keV

Use the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to estimate the lifetime of this particle. ( h = 1.055 × 10-34 J • s = 6.59 × 10-16 eV • s)


3.9 × 10-21 s

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A. 1.6 m/s2, south B. Zero C. 1.6 m/s2, east D. 1.6 m/s2, north E. 1.6 m/s2, west

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Mercury, Venus, and Earth have similar densities

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A ray of light travels across a liquid-to-glass interface. If the indices of refraction for the liquid and glass are, respectively, 1.75 and 1.52, what is the critical angle at this interface?

a. 60.3° c. 52.2° b. 30.0° d. Critical angle does not exist.

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SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) searches for communications from life in planets and moons

A) around nearby stars. B) toward the center of the Milky Way. C) in globular clusters. D) in other galaxies. E) within the solar system.

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