The screen is the Y axis and the line perpendicular to it is the X axis. We fire an electron with a well-defined momentum $p_x$ in the X direction. Shouldn't the x-co-ordinate of the particle follow a probabilistic distribution of wavelength $\frac{p_x}{h}$? Then how come we observe a probabilistic distribution along the Y axis instead (the screen)?
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As soon as the electron meets the screen, you know its $x$ coordinate, so its $p$ is uncertain and so is its $y$ coordinate.
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