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(a) The x-coordinate of an electron is measured with an uncertaintyof 0.20 mm. What is the x-component of the electron's velocity, vx, if the minimum percentage uncertainty in a simultaneousmeasurement of vx is 1.0%?
(b) Repeat part (a) for a proton. The mass of proton is .

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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