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The quantum uncertainty principle is one reason the hydrogen atom has a stable finite size (its ground state): electrical attraction tries to pull the electron closer, but quantum confinement causes momentum spreading and enormous kinetic energy, and competition between the two gives the lowest-energy state a finite size.
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10/31/2026
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Quantum Uncertainty: Without It, Neither Atoms Nor Life Would Exist
youtubeArvin Ash10/31/2026
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