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Planck's constant relates the energy of a photon to its frequency.
True
What is the focus of quantum physics?
Discrete energy and matter
What phenomenon demonstrates the particle-like nature of light?
Photoelectric effect
The Stefan-Boltzmann law states that emitted power is proportional to the fourth power of
temperature
Classical physics predicted the ultraviolet catastrophe, which was resolved by
quantization
The kinetic energy of ejected electrons depends on the
frequency
What is a blackbody in the context of radiation?
A perfect absorber and emitter
What does Wien's Displacement Law state about the peak wavelength of blackbody radiation?
Inversely proportional to temperature
The work function is the minimum energy required to eject an electron from the metal
surface
Which theory successfully explains the photoelectric effect?
Quantum physics
Light exhibits wave-like behavior through interference and
diffraction
Match the concepts of the Bohr Model with their descriptions:
Electron Orbits ↔️ Specific circular paths
Transitions ↔️ Emit or absorb photons
Hydrogen Spectrum ↔️ Specific spectral lines
The photoelectric effect demonstrates the particle-like nature of light in
quantum physics
.
True
Which effect demonstrates the particle-like nature of light by showing the emission of electrons when light strikes a material?
Photoelectric effect
Match the concept with its description:
Quantization ↔️ Discrete amounts of energy
Planck's Constant ↔️ Relates energy to frequency
Photoelectric Effect ↔️ Electrons emitted by light
A blackbody is a perfect absorber and emitter of
radiation
.
Wien's Displacement Law relates the peak wavelength to the inverse of the
temperature
.
What is the photoelectric effect used to demonstrate about the nature of light?
Particle-like nature
What is one experimental result of the photoelectric effect that classical wave theory could not explain?
Instantaneous emission
Electron diffraction demonstrates the particle-like behavior of matter.
False
The idea that energy exists in discrete amounts is called
quantization
Match the concept with its description:
Continuity ↔️ Continuous values for energy
Quantization ↔️ Discrete values for energy
Determinism ↔️ Predictable outcomes
Probabilism ↔️ Uncertain outcomes
Wien's displacement law relates peak wavelength to
temperature
.
True
What is the photoelectric effect?
Emission of electrons by light
What depends on the light intensity in the photoelectric effect?
Number of ejected electrons
Blackbody radiation emits radiation across a continuous
spectrum
.
True
Classical physics could explain the ultraviolet catastrophe in blackbody radiation.
False
In the photoelectric effect, the kinetic energy of ejected electrons depends on light intensity.
False
Wave-particle duality states that light and matter can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties.
True
The Bohr Model describes electrons orbiting the nucleus in continuous energy levels.
False
Unlike classical physics, quantum physics focuses on phenomena where energy exists in discrete amounts called
quanta
What is the term for the idea that energy, momentum, and other physical quantities exist in discrete amounts?
Quantization
In quantum physics, energy and momentum have continuous values.
False
At what scale is quantum physics most applicable?
Microscale systems
What happens to the wavelength of emitted radiation as the temperature of a blackbody increases?
Becomes shorter
What did classical physics predict about the radiation spectrum of a blackbody, which was later resolved by quantum physics?
Continuous increase in energy
The minimum energy required to eject an electron from a metal surface is called the
work
function.
Wave-particle duality states that light and matter can exhibit both wave-like and
particle
-like properties.
What does the principle of wave-particle duality state?
Light and matter have both wave-like and particle-like properties
Match the concept with its corresponding behavior:
Light ↔️ Interference
Matter ↔️ Electron Diffraction
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