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What did Planck find by restricting the vibrational energies to discrete values for each frequency?
What did Planck find by restricting the vibrational energies to discrete values for each frequency?
- An expression for blackbody radiation with intensity being constant
- An expression for blackbody radiation with intensity increasing linearly with temperature
- An expression for blackbody radiation with intensity decreasing for long wavelengths
- An expression for blackbody radiation with intensity decreasing rapidly for short wavelengths (correct)
Why was Planck disturbed about assuming that vibrating atoms required quantized energies?
Why was Planck disturbed about assuming that vibrating atoms required quantized energies?
- It made his calculations more complex
- He couldn't explain why the atoms needed quantized energies
- It contradicted classical physics, which allowed continuous energy values (correct)
- It was difficult to measure quantized energies
What is the value of Planck's constant?
What is the value of Planck's constant?
- 1.67 × 10^-27 kg
- 3.00 × 10^8 m/s
- 9.81 m/s^2
- 6.626 × 10^-34 joule seconds (correct)
What did Albert Einstein propose in 1905 regarding the photoelectric effect?
What did Albert Einstein propose in 1905 regarding the photoelectric effect?
Why didn't the kinetic energy of ejected electrons in the photoelectric effect depend on the brightness of the light?
Why didn't the kinetic energy of ejected electrons in the photoelectric effect depend on the brightness of the light?
What were the vibrating atoms previously allowed to have in terms of energy values?
What were the vibrating atoms previously allowed to have in terms of energy values?
How did Planck's treatment differ from earlier treatments in terms of vibrational energies?
How did Planck's treatment differ from earlier treatments in terms of vibrational energies?
Why did Planck restrict vibrational energies to discrete values for each frequency?
Why did Planck restrict vibrational energies to discrete values for each frequency?
What is one part of the observations regarding the photoelectric effect?
What is one part of the observations regarding the photoelectric effect?
What did Einstein incorporate into his resolution of the photoelectric effect paradox?
What did Einstein incorporate into his resolution of the photoelectric effect paradox?
What was the source of the emitted electromagnetic radiation according to the earlier treatments?
What was the source of the emitted electromagnetic radiation according to the earlier treatments?
Why was Planck disturbed about assuming that vibrating atoms required quantized energies?
Why was Planck disturbed about assuming that vibrating atoms required quantized energies?
What did Planck's constant help explain about energy quantization?
What did Planck's constant help explain about energy quantization?
How did Albert Einstein resolve the paradox of the photoelectric effect?
How did Albert Einstein resolve the paradox of the photoelectric effect?
What was the consequence of electrons being ejected when hit by photons with sufficient energy in the photoelectric effect?
What was the consequence of electrons being ejected when hit by photons with sufficient energy in the photoelectric effect?
How did the kinetic energy of ejected electrons depend on the brightness of light in the photoelectric effect?
How did the kinetic energy of ejected electrons depend on the brightness of light in the photoelectric effect?
According to classical wave theory, what factor determines a wave's energy?
According to classical wave theory, what factor determines a wave's energy?
'According to classical physics', what kind of energy values were allowed for vibrating atoms in earlier treatments?
'According to classical physics', what kind of energy values were allowed for vibrating atoms in earlier treatments?
What type of particles did Albert Einstein propose light should be viewed as in resolving the photoelectric effect paradox?
What type of particles did Albert Einstein propose light should be viewed as in resolving the photoelectric effect paradox?
What was used as the constant representing quantized energies by Planck in his treatment?
What was used as the constant representing quantized energies by Planck in his treatment?
What was the premise of the earlier work that Planck extended in his theoretical treatment of blackbody radiation?
What was the premise of the earlier work that Planck extended in his theoretical treatment of blackbody radiation?
Why was Planck disturbed about the need to assume that vibrating atoms required quantized energies?
Why was Planck disturbed about the need to assume that vibrating atoms required quantized energies?
How did Albert Einstein resolve the paradox of the photoelectric effect using Planck's quantization findings?
How did Albert Einstein resolve the paradox of the photoelectric effect using Planck's quantization findings?
What was the main consequence of incorporating Planck's quantization findings into the resolution of the photoelectric effect paradox?
What was the main consequence of incorporating Planck's quantization findings into the resolution of the photoelectric effect paradox?
What was the significance of Planck's constant in explaining energy quantization?
What was the significance of Planck's constant in explaining energy quantization?
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