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What happens to a particle's wave packet when a highly accurate position measurement is performed?
A) It suddenly makes a transition into a state of greater uncertainty in position but smaller uncertainty in velocity.
B) It makes a gradual transition to a state of smaller uncertainty in position and greater uncertainty in velocity.
C) It suddenly makes a transition into a state of smaller uncertainty in position, with no change in its uncertainty in velocity.
D) It makes a gradual transition to a state of greater uncertainty in position but smaller uncertainty in velocity.
E) It suddenly makes a transition into a state of smaller uncertainty in position and greater uncertainty in velocity.
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Conceptual Physical Science


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