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What is the main focus of quantum physics?
Studying the behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales of the universe
Who proposed the idea that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta' when explaining blackbody radiation?
Max Planck
What concept did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
Photons, quantized packets of light energy
Which branch of physics had limitations in explaining phenomena at the atomic and subatomic levels prior to the emergence of quantum physics?
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Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom?
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Which principle of quantum physics states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
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What is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
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Which scientist proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
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What does the square of the wave function, $|\Psi|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
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Which principle of quantum physics describes the phenomenon where two or more particles become correlated in such a way that the properties of one are instantaneously related to the properties of the other(s)?
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What practical application of quantum physics offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
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What is the name for the concept where quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
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