The Planck Constant

Max Planck postulated the Planck constant in 1900.

The Planck constant is a fundamental physical constant of foundational importance in quantum mechanics.

In metrology, the Planck constant is used, together with other constants, to define the kilogram, the SI unit of mass.

<p>A photon's energy is equal to its frequency multiplied by the Planck constant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Max Planck received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of energy quanta.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Planck constant is a fundamental physical constant of foundational importance in quantum mechanics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Max Planck first postulated the Planck constant in 1900 to explain experimental black-body radiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A photon's energy is equal to its frequency multiplied by the Planck constant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The wavelength of a matter wave equals the Planck constant divided by the associated particle momentum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Max Planck received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of energy quanta.</p> Signup and view all the answers