How can protons be in two different places at one time?

Question

How can protons be in two different places at one time?

Answer 1

It's not that they are at two places at the same time, but there is an equal probability of finding the proton in both places. When you get to the level of quantum mechanics, due to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle we rely on probability curves to get an approximation of the physical world, the funny thing is that the areas with the most probability, are those predicted by Bohr without using quantum mechanics.

Answer 2

The uncertainty principle states that no particle has any definite properties such as speed and position unless something is done to determine it. Until someone scans (for example) an electron to see where it is (for example) by hitting it with a photon, then it literally not anywhere. Until we scan a particle all we can do is determine its probability of being at one place or another. This is what is known as Particle-Wave Duality

Answer 3

Yes one proton is in atom#1 the other proton is in the neighboor atom#2

but they refuse to trade places. May be they like it where they are.

On the other hand who knows?

Answer 4

look in ur science book