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Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that.

A

Moving bodies exhibit both particle and wave character

B

Neither the position nor the momentum of a particle can be precisely determined.

C

Simultaneous determination of position and momentum of a microscopic particle is not possible.

D

Moving charged particles resemble electromagnetic waves in their behaviour.

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( c) Simultaneous determination of position and momentum (or velocity) of a microscopic particle is not possible.
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