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How did the Heisenberg uncertainty principle contribute to the atomic model?


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  1. Heisenberg introduced the uncertainty principle. by which an electron's position and momentum can be determined.
  2. This was in contraction to Bohr's theory.
  3. This uncertainty principle contributed to the development of a quantum mechanical model of the atom.

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