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Calculate the uncertainty in position, Δx, of a baseball having mass 250 g moving at 160 km/hr with an uncertainty in velocity of 4 km/hr. Calculate the uncertainty in position for an electron moving in the same speed. 

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

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