Friday, January 9, 2015

Online Chemistry Notes: Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to know both the momentum and position of an electron at the same time. 

The more you know about one, the less you know about the other.


This is due to the fact that the electrons change behavior if they're being observed!! Sometimes they act like a particle, and other times a wave.



Here is a great animation from






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