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MHT CET · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

Which of the following rules states that it is impossible to determine simultaneously the exact position and exact momentum of an electron?

  1. A Aufbau's principle
  2. B de Broglie's hypothesis
  3. C Heisenberg uncertainty principle
  4. D Pauli's exclusion principle
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(C) Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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According to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, "it is impossible to calculate the position and momentum of a small moving object like an electron simultaneously and accurately." The principle only applies to microscopic particles and not to macroscopic particles.
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