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What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
What is the origin of the word 'physics'?
Which branch of physics directly contributed to the development of television and computers?
Which branch of physics directly contributed to the development of television and computers?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
What did advances in thermodynamics lead to?
Which natural science is the oldest?
Which natural science is the oldest?
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Which field of physics inspired the development of calculus?
Which field of physics inspired the development of calculus?
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Which experiment confirmed the wave-like behavior of matter using electrons?
Which experiment confirmed the wave-like behavior of matter using electrons?
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What is the relationship between the de Broglie wavelength and the momentum of a particle?
What is the relationship between the de Broglie wavelength and the momentum of a particle?
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What concept proposed by Louis de Broglie is also known as matter waves?
What concept proposed by Louis de Broglie is also known as matter waves?
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Which physicist first proposed the concept that matter behaves like a wave in 1924?
Which physicist first proposed the concept that matter behaves like a wave in 1924?
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What was Max Planck investigating when he proposed the division of thermal energy into discrete quanta?
What was Max Planck investigating when he proposed the division of thermal energy into discrete quanta?
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What is the de Broglie wavelength associated with?
What is the de Broglie wavelength associated with?
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Who first experimentally demonstrated the wave-like behavior of matter using electrons?
Who first experimentally demonstrated the wave-like behavior of matter using electrons?
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What did Max Planck propose in 1900 that questioned the division between light and matter?
What did Max Planck propose in 1900 that questioned the division between light and matter?
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What is the theory of wave-particle duality central to?
What is the theory of wave-particle duality central to?
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What type of experiment did Davisson and Germer independently use to confirm the wave-like behavior of matter?
What type of experiment did Davisson and Germer independently use to confirm the wave-like behavior of matter?
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