An air-rifle pellet has a mass of 30 g and a velocity of 200 m/s. If its velocity is known to an accuracy of +0.12%, what is the minimum possible uncertainty in the pellet's position? Take h = 6.6 x 10-34 Js or h = 1.055 x 1034/ s %3D

An air-rifle pellet has a mass of 30 g and a velocity of 200 m/s. If its velocity is known to an accuracy of +0.12%, what is the minimum possible uncertainty in the pellet's position? Take h = 6.6 x 10-34 Js or h = 1.055 x 1034/ s %3D

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An air-rifle pellet has a mass of 30 g and a velocity of 200 m/s. If its velocity is known to an accuracy of
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Take h = 6.6 x 1034 Js or h= 1.055 x 10-34 s
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