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Uncertainty Principle Using ΔEΔt ≥ ħ/2: a Laser Produces a Beam

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Uncertainty principle using ΔEΔt ≥ ħ/2: A laser produces a beam of 4000-nm light. A shutter allows a pulse of light, 30 ps in duration, to pass. Which of the following is closest to the uncertainty in the energy of a photon in the pulse? (ħ = 1.055 × 10-34 J ∙ s = 6.59 × 10-16 eV ∙ s)


A) 10-6 eV
B) 10-5 eV
C) 10-4 eV
D) 10-3 eV
E) 10-2 eV

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