Max Planck, Quantum Theory
- 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) 1900
C) 1910
D) 1925
- 3. Which phenomenon does quantum theory address that classical physics cannot explain?
A) Maxwell's equations
B) Kepler's laws of planetary motion
C) Blackbody radiation
D) Newton's laws of motion
- 4. Which branch of physics deals with the behavior of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales?
A) Electrodynamics
B) Thermodynamics
C) Quantum mechanics
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) Duality
B) Quantization
C) Entanglement
D) Superposition
- 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) Richard Feynman
C) Erwin Schrödinger
D) Paul Dirac
- 7. The theory of quantum mechanics served as the foundation for the development of which computing technology?
A) Analog computing
B) Quantum computing
C) Digital computing
D) Cloud 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) Quantization
B) Superposition
C) Duality
D) Entanglement
- 9. What is the term for the process of connecting quantum systems across large distances through entanglement?
A) Quantum teleportation
B) Entanglement transfer
C) Quantum synchronization
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) Hamiltonian operator
C) Wave function
D) Probability density
- 11. What is the name of the experiment that demonstrates the wave-particle duality of light?
A) Photoelectric effect
B) Double-slit experiment
C) Blackbody radiation
D) Compton scattering
- 12. What is the formula for calculating the energy of a photon?
A) E = kQ1Q2/r
B) E = 1/2 mv2
C) E = mc2
D) E = hf
- 13. What term refers to the bending of light around obstacles?
A) Reflection
B) Refraction
C) Dispersion
D) Diffraction
- 14. What type of experiment confirmed the wave-like nature of electrons?
A) Hertz experiment
B) Davisson-Germer experiment
C) Rutherford gold foil experiment
D) Millikan oil drop experiment
- 15. Who developed the famous thought experiment involving a cat in a closed box?
A) Erwin Schrödinger
B) Werner Heisenberg
C) Louis de Broglie
D) Niels Bohr
- 16. Who formulated the famous equation E=mc2?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Niels Bohr
C) Erwin Schrödinger
D) Max Planck
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