I: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies to electrons, but not to protons. • II: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies only to electrically charged particles, like electrons. III: A particle of finite lifetime cannot have a precisely defined mass.

I: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies to electrons, but not to protons. • II: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies only to electrically charged particles, like electrons. III: A particle of finite lifetime cannot have a precisely defined mass.

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I: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies to electrons, but not
to protons.
• II: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies only to electrically
charged particles, like electrons.
III: A particle of finite lifetime cannot have a precisely defined mass.

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