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What is the main focus of quantum physics?
What is the main focus of quantum physics?
Who proposed the concept that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
Who proposed the concept that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
What did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
What did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
Why did quantum physics emerge in the early 20th century?
Why did quantum physics emerge in the early 20th century?
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What was the main limitation of classical physics that quantum physics aimed to address?
What was the main limitation of classical physics that quantum physics aimed to address?
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What did Max Planck propose when explaining blackbody radiation?
What did Max Planck propose when explaining blackbody radiation?
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Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom, explaining the spectral lines of hydrogen?
Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom, explaining the spectral lines of hydrogen?
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Which physicist proposed the idea that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior, leading to the development of wave mechanics?
Which physicist proposed the idea that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior, leading to the development of wave mechanics?
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Who formulated a wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
Who formulated a wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
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Which principle of quantum physics states that energy levels in quantum systems are discrete, unlike the continuous energy levels in classical physics?
Which principle of quantum physics states that energy levels in quantum systems are discrete, unlike the continuous energy levels in classical physics?
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According to the text, which principle of quantum physics proposes that particles like electrons and photons can exhibit both particle and wave-like properties?
According to the text, which principle of quantum physics proposes that particles like electrons and photons can exhibit both particle and wave-like properties?
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Who proposed the uncertainty principle, which states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
Who proposed the uncertainty principle, which states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
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Which concept in quantum physics states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
Which concept in quantum physics states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
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'Entanglement' in quantum physics refers to which phenomenon?
'Entanglement' in quantum physics refers to which phenomenon?
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