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What is the main focus of quantum physics?
What is the main focus of quantum physics?
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?
What did Albert Einstein introduce to explain the photoelectric effect?
What did Albert Einstein introduce to explain 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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Which physicist proposed the wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles?
Which physicist proposed the wave equation that describes the probability distribution of particles?
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What principle states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
What principle states that it's impossible to simultaneously know with absolute precision both the position and momentum of a particle?
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Which principle explains the simultaneous existence of quantum systems in multiple states?
Which principle explains the simultaneous existence of quantum systems in multiple states?
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What mathematical formalism is used to describe quantum mechanics?
What mathematical formalism is used to describe quantum mechanics?
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What practical application of quantum physics uses quantum bits (qubits) to perform computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
What practical application of quantum physics uses quantum bits (qubits) to perform 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 does the time-dependent Schrödinger equation describe in quantum mechanics?
What does the time-dependent Schrödinger equation describe in quantum mechanics?
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Who proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
Who proposed that particles like electrons exhibit both particle and wave-like behavior?
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Which physicist developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom that successfully explained the spectral lines of hydrogen?
Which physicist developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom that successfully explained the spectral lines of hydrogen?
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What type of behavior do particles like electrons exhibit, according to De Broglie's proposal?
What type of behavior do particles like electrons exhibit, according to De Broglie's proposal?
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What kind of precision is impossible to simultaneously know about a particle, according to Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?
What kind of precision is impossible to simultaneously know about a particle, according to Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?
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Which technological advancement has been a result of research in quantum materials?
Which technological advancement has been a result of research in quantum materials?
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