Quantum Light Theory Quiz

Which scientist is credited with explaining the photoelectric effect?

• Niels Bohr

• Albert Einstein

• Max Planck

• Erwin Schrödinger

What is the primary observation in the photoelectric effect?

• Emission of X-rays

• Emission of electrons from a metal surface when light shines on it

• Absorption of photons by electrons

• Scattering of light by particles

Which of the following best describes wave-particle duality?

• Light behaves only as a wave

• Light behaves only as a particle

• Light exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties

• Light does not exhibit any duality

According to Einstein's quantum theory of light, what is light composed of?

• Waves

• Particles

• Photons

• Electrons

What is black body radiation?

• Radiation emitted by a perfect reflector

• Radiation emitted by a perfect absorber

• Radiation emitted by a transparent body

• Radiation emitted by a coloured body

Which principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously know the exact position and momentum of a particle?

• Pauli Exclusion Principle

• Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

• Bohr's Correspondence Principle

• Schrödinger's Wave Equation

Which of the following particles are fermions?

• Photons

• Electrons

• Gluons

• Higgs bosons

Which of the following particles are bosons?

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Photons

• Electrons