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In any measurement, the product of the uncertainty in position of an object and the uncertainty in its momentum, can never be less than Planck's Constant (actually h divided by 4 pi, but this gives an order of magnitude of this law). It is important to note that this uncertainty is NOT because we lack good enough instrumentation or we are not clever enough to reduce the uncertainty, it is an inherent uncertainty in the ACTUAL position and momentum of the object.

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Heisenberg is famous for what principle?

the Heisenberg uncertainty principle


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Who develped a principle that says it is impossible to know both location and mass of an electron at the same time?

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