Answer: Alveoli are the tiny sacs of air in the lungs (see

Chapter 7, Problem 7.128

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Alveoli are the tiny sacs of air in the lungs (see 5.136) whose average diameter is 5.0 3 1025 m. Consider an oxygen molecule (5.3 3 10226 kg) trapped within a sac. Calculate the uncertainty in the velocity of the oxygen molecule. (Hint: The maximum uncertainty in the position of the molecule is given by the diameter of the sac.)

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