General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 7 - Quantam Theory of the Atom - Questions and Problems - Page 292: 7.14

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According to the uncertainty principle, we can't think of the electron having a precise orbit in an atom similar to the orbits of the planets revolving around the sun. We can't find the exact position and the speed of the electron simultaneously.
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