If the position of an electron (m = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg) could be measured to within 10-30 m, the uncertainty in the magnitude of its speed could be as much as

a. 6 × 10^-34 m/s.
b. 6 × 10^25 m/s.
c. 6 × 10^30 m/s.
d. 1031 m/s.
e. 1061 m/s.


B

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