Wave-particle Duality and Quantum Mechanics Quiz

Light behaves both as waves and particles, as shown by the interference pattern in the double-slit experiment.

De Broglie proposed that particles, like electrons, exhibit wave-like properties.

A photon is a discrete packet of electromagnetic radiation, exhibiting both wave and particle properties.

The uncertainty principle, formulated by Heisenberg, states that the more precisely the position of a particle is known, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa.

The electron cloud represents the three-dimensional space around the nucleus where electrons are likely to be found in an atom.

Schrödinger's wave function describes the probability amplitude of finding a particle in a particular state.

De Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to the momentum, which depends on both velocity and mass.

The photoelectric effect is explained by the particle nature of light, not its wave-like properties.

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle states the limitations of precisely measuring complementary pairs of properties of a particle.

The Schrödinger equation provides a mathematical description of the behavior of a quantum system over time.

The Stern-Gerlach experiment showed that angular momentum is quantized in atomic systems.

Heisenberg, along with Max Born and Pascual Jordan, developed matrix mechanics, one of the two early formulations of quantum mechanics.

Entanglement is a phenomenon where particles become correlated to the extent that the state of one particle is instantly influenced by the state of another, regardless of the distance between them.

Superposition allows particles to exist in multiple states until observed, a key concept in quantum mechanics.

Two quantum numbers are needed to describe the energy and shape of an electron's orbital in an atom.

The Planck constant establishes the relationship between a photon's energy and its frequency in quantum mechanics.

As particles gain momentum, their wavefunctions spread out, exhibiting wave-like behavior known as wavepacket spreading.

Quantum entanglement describes the situation where the quantum state of two or more particles are correlated with each other regardless of the distance between them.

Quantum leap refers to the instantaneous transition of a quantum system from one energy level to another.

The conservation of energy is a fundamental principle in physics but is not specifically described by a single equation in quantum mechanics.