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True or false: The uncertainty principle applies to all wave-like systems.
True or false: The uncertainty principle applies to all wave-like systems.
True (A)
True or false: The uncertainty principle can be tested in experiments.
True or false: The uncertainty principle can be tested in experiments.
True (A)
True or false: It is possible to predict the value of a quantity with absolute certainty.
True or false: It is possible to predict the value of a quantity with absolute certainty.
False (B)
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Study Notes
- The uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to predict the value of a quantity with arbitrary certainty, even if all initial conditions are specified.
- The uncertainty principle is inherent in the properties of all wave-like systems, and arises in quantum mechanics simply due to the matter wave nature of all quantum objects.
- Certain experiments, however, may deliberately test a particular form of the uncertainty principle as part of their main research program.
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