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Elementary Quantum Mechanics

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Elementary Quantum Mechanics game quiz
"This is a fairly simple quiz which one should be able to get a relatively high score on, if you know anything about quantum mechanics."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. He said all matter in motion has a wavelike nature.
    Schrodinger
    Thomson
    Planck
    deBroglie


2. His theory, simplified, was that the electrons in the atom move in precisely determined orbits.
    Pauli
    Hertz
    Aufbau
    Bohr


3. What Greek letter is used to denote frequency?
    Kappa
    Lambda
    Nu
    Phi


4. If you have light of 5500 Angstroms, what color is it?
    Blue
    Violet
    Yellow
    Green


5. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to determine accurately what of fast moving particles simultaneously?
    principal and secondary quantum numbers
    position and quanta
    position and momentum
    electrostatic attraction


6. The principal quantum number is represented by what variable?
    l
    n
    p
    m


7. Which of the following is an actual name for a quark?
    charm
    left
    screwball
    middle


8. Who received the Nobel Prize for his explanation of the photoelectric effect (light behaves like a particle)?
    Heisenberg
    Einstein
    deBroglie
    Schrodinger


9. What orbital has the most (7) possible orientations in space?
    s
    d
    p
    f


10. What kind of animal did Erwin Schrodinger contemplate using in his famous thought experiment?
    cat
    mouse
    dog
    rabbit


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