Compton Effect in Physics

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What fundamental phenomenon in physics does the Compton effect demonstrate?

Quantization of light (correct)

Photoelectric effect

Wave-particle duality of light

Internal reflection of light

Who first observed the Compton effect in 1923?

Albert Einstein

Niels Bohr

Erwin Schrödinger

Arthur Compton (correct)

What is the name given to the change in a photon's wavelength and energy during the Compton effect?

Schrödinger shift

Einstein shift

Compton shift (correct)

Bohr effect

Which theory did the Compton effect provide experimental confirmation for?

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What happens to a photon when it collides with an electron during the Compton effect?

It loses energy and scatters at a different angle Signup and view all the answers

Which phenomenon does the Compton effect NOT demonstrate?

Internal reflection of light Signup and view all the answers

The Compton effect demonstrates the ______-like behavior of light

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Arthur Compton observed the Compton effect in ______

1923 Signup and view all the answers

During the Compton effect, a photon collides with a free charged ______

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The Compton effect results in the photon scattering at a different ______

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The change in the photon's wavelength and energy is known as the Compton ______

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The Compton effect confirmed the ______-particle duality of light

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