- 1. Who is known as the father of quantum theory?
A) Max Planck
B) Albert Einstein
C) Werner Heisenberg
D) Niels Bohr
- 2. In what year did Max Planck propose the revolutionary idea of quantization of energy?
A) 1885
B) 1910
C) 1925
D) 1900
- 3. Which phenomenon does quantum theory address that classical physics cannot explain?
A) Blackbody radiation
B) Maxwell's equations
C) Newton's laws of motion
D) Kepler's laws of planetary motion
- 4. Which branch of physics deals with the behavior of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales?
A) Electrodynamics
B) Quantum mechanics
C) Thermodynamics
D) Classical mechanics
- 5. What is the term for the phenomenon where two particles become entangled and their properties are correlated regardless of the distance between them?
A) Superposition
B) Entanglement
C) Quantization
D) Duality
- 6. Who developed the famous uncertainty principle that states the position and momentum of a particle cannot both be precisely determined?
A) Werner Heisenberg
B) Paul Dirac
C) Richard Feynman
D) Erwin Schrödinger
- 7. The theory of quantum mechanics served as the foundation for the development of which computing technology?
A) Digital computing
B) Cloud computing
C) Analog computing
D) Quantum computing
- 8. What is the term for the principle that describes the ability of a system to exist in multiple states at the same time?
A) Duality
B) Entanglement
C) Superposition
D) Quantization
- 9. What is the term for the process of connecting quantum systems across large distances through entanglement?
A) Quantum synchronization
B) Entanglement transfer
C) Quantum teleportation
D) Quantum entanglement
- 10. What is the term for the mathematical construct in quantum mechanics that describes the probability of finding a particle in a particular state?
A) Quantum field
B) Wave function
C) Hamiltonian operator
D) Probability density
- 11. What is the name of the experiment that demonstrates the wave-particle duality of light?
A) Double-slit experiment
B) Compton scattering
C) Blackbody radiation
D) Photoelectric effect
- 12. What is the formula for calculating the energy of a photon?
A) E = 1/2 mv2
B) E = hf
C) E = kQ1Q2/r
D) E = mc2
- 13. What term refers to the bending of light around obstacles?
A) Dispersion
B) Diffraction
C) Refraction
D) Reflection
- 14. What type of experiment confirmed the wave-like nature of electrons?
A) Hertz experiment
B) Millikan oil drop experiment
C) Davisson-Germer experiment
D) Rutherford gold foil experiment
- 15. Who developed the famous thought experiment involving a cat in a closed box?
A) Niels Bohr
B) Werner Heisenberg
C) Louis de Broglie
D) Erwin Schrödinger
- 16. Who formulated the famous equation E=mc2?
A) Niels Bohr
B) Erwin Schrödinger
C) Max Planck
D) Albert Einstein
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