1.33 Quantum Mechanics Quiz

Which of the following is a limitation of Bohr's model?

• It couldn't explain the energy levels of multi-electron atoms

• It couldn't explain the wave-particle duality of electrons

• It couldn't explain the relative brightness of spectral lines

• It couldn't explain the behavior of subatomic particles

What does quantum mechanics explain?

• The behavior of large objects in our day-to-day lives

• The behavior of exceedingly small particles like atoms and subatomic particles

• The behavior of waves of light or sound

• The behavior of matter in complex atoms and molecules

What is wave-particle duality?

• The behavior of electrons as both particles and waves

• The behavior of electrons as only particles

• The behavior of electrons as only waves

• The behavior of electrons as neither particles nor waves

What did the Davison and Germer experiment demonstrate?

• Electrons can act as particles but not as waves

• Electrons can act as waves but not as particles

• Electrons can transition between acting as particles and waves

• Electrons can't act as either particles or waves

What does the double-slit experiment with electrons show?

• Electrons always pass through one slit or the other

• Electrons always act as particles and never as waves

• Electrons always act as waves and never as particles

• Electrons can act as both waves and particles

Who made major contributions to the interpretation of wave-particle duality?

• Heisenberg and Schrodinger

• Bohr and Einstein

• Newton and Maxwell

• Curie and Rutherford

What does the Schrodinger wave equation describe?

• The behavior of electrons in complex atoms and molecules

• The behavior of large objects in our day-to-day lives

• The behavior of waves of light or sound

• The behavior of matter in multi-electron atoms

What did Schrodinger receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for?

• Developing the wave-particle duality theory

• Developing the Bohr model of the atom

• Developing the Schrodinger wave equation

• Developing the uncertainty principle

What happens when the top of one wave meets the bottom of another wave?

• They cancel each other out

• They create an interference pattern

• They create a single band

• They create two bands duplicated to the right

What happens when we fire electrons through two slits?

• We get an interference pattern

• We get a single band

• We get two bands duplicated to the right

• We get a pattern of many bands