Quantum Mechanics Flashcards

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What is the photoelectric effect?

A

Particles being ‘knocked out’ by photons - suggests light is a particle.

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What did Einstein say in response to the idea that quantum mechanics suggests a random universe?

A

‘God does not play dice with the universe’.

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3
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Who put forward the Copenhagen interpretation?

A

Niels Bohr

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4
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Who criticised the Copenhagen interpretation?

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Erwin Schrodinger

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