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If an electron in a potential trap had zero energy, theelectron would be stationary and its momentum would bezero. In such a case, what would be the uncertainty in thepositionof the electron, according to the Heisenberguncertainty principle

(a) negative and small

(b) negative and infinite

(c) zero

(d) positive and small

(e) positive and infinite

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Answer:

(e) positive and infinite

Step-by-step explanation:

The mathematical proof is shown below.

If an electron in a potential trap had zero energy, theelectron would be stationary-example-1
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