Uh-oh,the malicious eight-dimensional alien beings are back.This time,imagine that they suddenly changed nature so that neither the uncertainty principle nor the exclusion principle applied to electrons.What would happen almost immediately to atoms?
A)Atoms would annihilate each other,releasing huge amounts of energy.
B)Atoms would be immediately ionized.
C)Nothing;atoms would be unaffected by this change.
D)Electrons would fall into the nuclei of atoms.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Without the uncertainty principle, electrons would not have a minimum energy level and could collapse into the nucleus. The exclusion principle prevents electrons from occupying the same quantum state; without it, there's nothing to stop all electrons from spiraling into the nucleus.

Uh-Oh,the Malicious Eight-Dimensional Alien Beings Are Back