Wave-Particle Duality

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Which experiment demonstrated the wave-like nature of electrons?

  1. Double-Slit Experiment

  2. Photoelectric Effect

  3. Compton Scattering

  4. Stern-Gerlach Experiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The double-slit experiment, conducted by Thomas Young in 1801, demonstrated the wave-like behavior of electrons by showing an interference pattern when electrons passed through two closely spaced slits.

What is the de Broglie wavelength of a particle?

  1. $\frac{h}{p}$

  2. $\frac{p}{h}$

  3. $\frac{E}{p}$

  4. $\frac{p}{E}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The de Broglie wavelength, named after Louis de Broglie, is given by the equation $\frac{h}{p}$, where $h$ is Planck's constant and $p$ is the momentum of the particle.

Which scientist proposed the wave-particle duality of matter?

  1. Albert Einstein

  2. Max Planck

  3. Louis de Broglie

  4. Niels Bohr


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Louis de Broglie proposed the wave-particle duality of matter in his doctoral thesis in 1924, suggesting that particles also have wave-like properties.

What is the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics?

  1. $\Delta x \Delta p \geq \frac{h}{4\pi}$

  2. $\Delta E \Delta t \geq \frac{h}{4\pi}$

  3. $\Delta x \Delta v \geq \frac{h}{4\pi}$

  4. $\Delta E \Delta p \geq \frac{h}{4\pi}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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

Which phenomenon demonstrates the particle-like nature of light?

  1. Photoelectric Effect

  2. Double-Slit Experiment

  3. Compton Scattering

  4. Stern-Gerlach Experiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The photoelectric effect, discovered by Albert Einstein in 1905, demonstrated the particle-like nature of light by showing that light can eject electrons from a metal surface.

What is the wave-particle duality of matter?

  1. The idea that particles can behave like waves and waves can behave like particles.

  2. The idea that particles can only behave like particles and waves can only behave like waves.

  3. The idea that particles can only behave like waves and waves can only behave like particles.

  4. The idea that particles and waves are completely unrelated.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wave-particle duality is the fundamental concept in quantum mechanics that particles, such as electrons and photons, can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties.

Which experiment demonstrated the particle-like nature of electrons?

  1. Double-Slit Experiment

  2. Photoelectric Effect

  3. Compton Scattering

  4. Stern-Gerlach Experiment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Stern-Gerlach experiment, conducted in 1922, demonstrated the particle-like nature of electrons by showing that electrons have a quantized magnetic moment.

What is the relationship between the energy and momentum of a particle?

  1. $E = pc$

  2. $E = p^2c^2$

  3. $E = \frac{p^2}{2m}$

  4. $E = mc^2$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The relationship between the energy and momentum of a particle is given by Einstein's famous equation $E = mc^2$, where $E$ is the energy, $m$ is the mass, and $c$ is the speed of light.

Which phenomenon demonstrates the wave-like nature of matter?

  1. Double-Slit Experiment

  2. Photoelectric Effect

  3. Compton Scattering

  4. Stern-Gerlach Experiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The double-slit experiment, conducted by Thomas Young in 1801, demonstrated the wave-like nature of matter by showing an interference pattern when particles passed through two closely spaced slits.

What is the de Broglie wavelength of a photon?

  1. $\frac{h}{p}$

  2. $\frac{p}{h}$

  3. $\frac{E}{p}$

  4. $\frac{p}{E}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The de Broglie wavelength of a photon is given by the equation $\frac{h}{p}$, where $h$ is Planck's constant and $p$ is the momentum of the photon.

Which scientist proposed the uncertainty principle?

  1. Albert Einstein

  2. Max Planck

  3. Louis de Broglie

  4. Werner Heisenberg


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Werner Heisenberg proposed the uncertainty principle in 1927, stating that the more precisely the position of a particle is known, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa.

What is the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of a wave?

  1. $\lambda \nu = c$

  2. $\lambda \nu = h$

  3. $\lambda \nu = \frac{h}{c}$

  4. $\lambda \nu = \frac{c}{h}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The relationship between the wavelength and frequency of a wave is given by the equation $\lambda \nu = c$, where $\lambda$ is the wavelength, $\nu$ is the frequency, and $c$ is the speed of light.

Which phenomenon demonstrates the particle-like nature of waves?

  1. Double-Slit Experiment

  2. Photoelectric Effect

  3. Compton Scattering

  4. Stern-Gerlach Experiment


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Compton scattering, discovered by Arthur Compton in 1923, demonstrated the particle-like nature of waves by showing that X-rays can scatter from electrons in a similar way that particles collide with each other.

What is the wave-particle duality of light?

  1. The idea that light can behave like waves and particles.

  2. The idea that light can only behave like waves and particles.

  3. The idea that light can only behave like waves and not particles.

  4. The idea that light can only behave like particles and not waves.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wave-particle duality is the fundamental concept in quantum mechanics that light, as well as other forms of electromagnetic radiation, can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties.

Which experiment demonstrated the wave-like nature of photons?

  1. Double-Slit Experiment

  2. Photoelectric Effect

  3. Compton Scattering

  4. Stern-Gerlach Experiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The double-slit experiment, conducted by Thomas Young in 1801, demonstrated the wave-like nature of photons by showing an interference pattern when light passed through two closely spaced slits.

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