Applied Physics Module 2 Quiz

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What is the de Broglie wavelength related to?

  • Sound waves
  • Light waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Matter waves (correct)

What does Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle state?

  • There is no uncertainty in measuring the position and momentum of a particle
  • The simultaneous determination of position and momentum with arbitrary precision is impossible (correct)
  • The position and momentum of a particle can be known with absolute certainty at the same time
  • The position and momentum of a particle are always directly proportional

What does the Schrödinger wave equation describe?

  • Time-independent behavior of a quantum mechanical system (correct)
  • Classical mechanics of macroscopic objects
  • Electromagnetic wave propagation in conductors
  • Behavior of waves in a vacuum

What is the physical significance of a wave function in quantum mechanics?

<p>It contains information about the state of a quantum mechanical system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of complementarity in quantum mechanics?

<p>The idea that particles can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like behavior (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the de Broglie hypothesis relate to?

<p>Matter waves and the wave-particle duality of particles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle about?

<p>Limitation on the precision of simultaneously measuring position and momentum of a particle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the physical significance of a wave function in quantum mechanics?

<p>It describes the probability amplitude of finding a particle in a particular state (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Schrödinger wave equation describe?

<p>The behavior of quantum mechanical systems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of complementarity in quantum mechanics?

<p>The concept that particles can exhibit both wave and particle properties, but not simultaneously (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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