State the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

  • A
    It is impossible to determine simultaneously the exact position and exact momentum of an electron.
  • B
    The energy of an electron is quantized.
  • C
    Electrons behave as both particles and waves.
  • D
    No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers.

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