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What is quantum physics also known as?
What is quantum physics also known as?
Who proposed that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta' when explaining blackbody radiation?
Who proposed that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta' when explaining blackbody radiation?
Which scientist extended Max Planck's ideas by explaining the photoelectric effect?
Which scientist extended Max Planck's ideas by explaining the photoelectric effect?
What did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
What did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
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In which century did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
In which century did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
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What does quantum physics deal with?
What does quantum physics deal with?
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Who proposed the idea that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Who proposed the idea that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
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What does the uncertainty principle proposed by Werner Heisenberg state?
What does the uncertainty principle proposed by Werner Heisenberg state?
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What is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
What is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
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What practical application of quantum physics leverages quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
What practical application of quantum physics leverages quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
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Which principle states that energy levels in quantum systems are discrete, unlike the continuous energy levels in classical physics?
Which principle states that energy levels in quantum systems are discrete, unlike the continuous energy levels in classical physics?
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What did Erwin Schrödinger formulate that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
What did Erwin Schrödinger formulate that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
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What concept states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
What concept states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
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Which physicist developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom, where electrons occupy specific energy levels or orbits?
Which physicist developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom, where electrons occupy specific energy levels or orbits?
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What does the square of the wave function, $| ext{ ext{Ψ}}|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
What does the square of the wave function, $| ext{ ext{Ψ}}|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
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What did quantum physics lead to the development of, which offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
What did quantum physics lead to the development of, which offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
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What concept arises when 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), even when separated by vast distances?
What concept arises when 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), even when separated by vast distances?
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