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Which of the following describes Heisenberg’s principle of uncertainty?
You can input data as 0 and 1 separately or together.
You can determine both a quantum particle’s position and speed.
You can have a quantum particle occupy the same space at the same time.
You can either determine the position or speed of a quantum particle, but not both.
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The correct choice is:
"You can either determine the position or speed of a quantum particle, but not both."
Clarification: More precisely, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle says you cannot simultaneously measure a particle's position and momentum with arbitrary precision — the more precisely one is known, the less precisely the other can be known. (Momentum is mass × velocity, so "speed" is a looser term.)
"You can either determine the position or speed of a quantum particle, but not both."
Clarification: More precisely, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle says you cannot simultaneously measure a particle's position and momentum with arbitrary precision — the more precisely one is known, the less precisely the other can be known. (Momentum is mass × velocity, so "speed" is a looser term.)
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