badart97 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Thread starter May 10, 2012 #1 What is the uncertainty speed of a hydrogen atom inside a virus? Even though the vaue of uncertainty in position is not given. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
What is the uncertainty speed of a hydrogen atom inside a virus? Even though the vaue of uncertainty in position is not given. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Fightfish Messages 953 Reaction score 118 May 10, 2012 #2 You might want to consider what the maximum uncertainity in position of the hydrogen atom is (hint: the atom is in in the virus)
You might want to consider what the maximum uncertainity in position of the hydrogen atom is (hint: the atom is in in the virus)
badart97 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 May 10, 2012 #3 so a virus is roughly 100 nm and a hydrogen atom is .1 nm, so would that make the uncertainty in position 10 nm? thanks for the help btw
so a virus is roughly 100 nm and a hydrogen atom is .1 nm, so would that make the uncertainty in position 10 nm? thanks for the help btw