Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A tennis ball of mass moves at . Find its de Broglie wavelength. How does it compare with the radius of a nucleus, about ? What does the answer tell us?
De Broglie: . Heisenberg: . Both matter only for very small particles such as electrons, and together they rule out a fixed path.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Wavelength. .
Step 2. Compare. : the wavelength is that many times smaller than a nucleus.
Step 3. Meaning. No experiment could ever show waves this short, so a ball behaves as a plain particle.
Answer: , far too small to detect; wave effects matter only for tiny particles.
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