Quantum physics trivia

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• What do we call the intrinsic angular momentum carried by a microscopic particle such as an electron?Quantum physics
• What do we call the energy quantum of light?Quantum physics
• What is the part at the center of an atom where protons and neutrons are gathered?Quantum physics
• Which unit is often used in quantum physics for very small amounts of energy?Quantum physics
• What is the basic unit of information in a quantum computer?Quantum physics
• Which scientist explained the photoelectric effect and so stressed the particle character of light?Quantum physics
• Which phenomenon is the classic demonstration that electrons too have a wave character?Quantum physics
• Which instrument uses quantum tunneling to observe a surface at the scale of single atoms?Quantum physics
• What do we call the discrete energy states an electron in an atom can hold?Quantum physics
• Quantum physics is the physics that explains phenomena in the very small world of atoms and electrons.Quantum physics
• Modern quantum physics holds that an electron circles the nucleus on one exact orbit, like a planet.Quantum physics
• When an electron in an atom drops from a high energy level to a lower one, it absorbs light.Quantum physics
• In the photoelectric effect, electrons are emitted as long as the light is bright enough, whatever its frequency.Quantum physics
• De Broglie proposed that particles of matter such as electrons can also have a wave character.Quantum physics
• An orbital marks the region of space in an atom where an electron is likely to be found.Quantum physics
• Quantum tunneling is the phenomenon in which a particle has a chance of passing through a barrier it classically lacks the energy to cross.Quantum physics
• Which particle in an atom carries a negative charge?Quantum physics
• An atom is made of a nucleus alone, with no electrons.Quantum physics
• The electron is a particle carrying a positive charge.Quantum physics
• Light shows the character of energy quanta called photons.Quantum physics