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What is quantum physics?
What is quantum physics?
- The study of human behavior in relation to quantum mechanics
- The study of behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales of the universe (correct)
- The study of sound waves in different mediums
- The study of behavior of matter and energy at astronomical scales
Who proposed that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
Who proposed that energy is quantized in discrete packets or 'quanta'?
- Isaac Newton
- Niels Bohr
- Albert Einstein
- Max Planck (correct)
What did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
What did Albert Einstein introduce when explaining the photoelectric effect?
- The concept of atoms as the smallest indivisible particles
- The concept of sound waves
- The concept of photons, quantized packets of light energy (correct)
- The concept of gravitational waves
In what century did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
In what century did quantum physics emerge as a response to the limitations of classical physics?
Which physicist developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom that explained the spectral lines of hydrogen?
Which physicist developed a quantum model of the hydrogen atom that explained the spectral lines of hydrogen?
What is the central equation in quantum mechanics that describes the time evolution of a quantum system?
What is the central equation in quantum mechanics that describes the time evolution of a quantum system?
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?
Quantum computers leverage what to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
Quantum computers leverage what to perform certain computations exponentially faster than classical computers?
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?
What is the reduced Planck constant symbolized by?
What is the reduced Planck constant symbolized by?
Which principle states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
Which principle states that quantum systems can exist in multiple states simultaneously?
What did Erwin Schrödinger formulate in 1926 that describes the probability distribution of particles?
What did Erwin Schrödinger formulate in 1926 that describes the probability distribution of particles?
Which physicist proposed that two or more particles can 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?
Which physicist proposed that two or more particles can 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?
Quantum key distribution, offering unbreakable encryption methods, is based on which principle of quantum physics?
Quantum key distribution, offering unbreakable encryption methods, is based on which principle of quantum physics?
Which field has quantum physics significantly impacted by leading to unprecedented precision in measurements, such as atomic clocks and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
Which field has quantum physics significantly impacted by leading to unprecedented precision in measurements, such as atomic clocks and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
