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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?
What phenomenon did classical physics fail to explain, leading to the emergence of quantum physics?
What phenomenon did classical physics fail to explain, leading to the emergence of quantum physics?
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Which branch of physics did quantum physics challenge?
Which branch of physics did quantum physics challenge?
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When did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
When did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
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Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom where electrons occupy specific energy levels or orbits?
Who developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom where electrons occupy specific energy levels or orbits?
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Which physicist proposed the wave-particle duality, suggesting that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Which physicist proposed the wave-particle duality, suggesting that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
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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 it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
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 mathematical equation is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
What mathematical equation is the central equation in quantum mechanics?
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What practical application of quantum physics involves leveraging quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
What practical application of quantum physics involves leveraging quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
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Which practical application of quantum physics offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
Which practical application of quantum physics offers unbreakable encryption methods based on the principles of quantum entanglement?
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What term refers to 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 term refers to 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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What does the square of the wave function, $|ar{ ext{Ψ}}|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
What does the square of the wave function, $|ar{ ext{Ψ}}|^2$, give in quantum mechanics?
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What did Erwin Schrödinger formulate in 1926 that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
What did Erwin Schrödinger formulate in 1926 that describes the probability distribution of particles, giving rise to quantum mechanics as we know it today?
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