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Elementary Quantum Mechanics Trivia 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.

A multiple-choice quiz by napkintosh. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
napkintosh

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,096

Updated
Aug 04 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6423

Last 3 plays: Paulandrea (6/10), Guest 84 (7/10), Guest 51 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. He said all matter in motion has a wavelike nature. Hint

Schrodinger

deBroglie

Planck

Thomson

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Question 2 of 10

2. His theory, simplified, was that the electrons in the atom move in precisely determined orbits. Hint

Hertz

Pauli

Bohr

Aufbau

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Greek letter is used to denote frequency? Hint

Kappa

Lambda

Phi

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you have light of 5500 Angstroms, what color is it? Hint

Green

Orange

Blue

Violet

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to accurately and simultaneously determine which properties of fast moving particles? Hint

position and quanta

position and momentum

electrostatic attraction

principal and secondary quantum numbers

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Question 6 of 10

6. The principal quantum number is represented by what variable? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is an actual name for a quark? Hint

middle

screwball

charm

left

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Question 8 of 10

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

Heisenberg

Einstein

deBroglie

Schrodinger

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Question 9 of 10

9. What orbital has the most (7) possible orientations in space? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of animal did Erwin Schrodinger contemplate using in his famous thought experiment? Hint

dog

rabbit

mouse

cat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. He said all matter in motion has a wavelike nature.

Answer: deBroglie

Thus, another name for quantum mechanics is wave mechanics.

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

Answer: Bohr

This theory is now defunct and has been replaced by the newer, better quantum mechanical model.

3. What Greek letter is used to denote frequency?

Answer: Nu

While nu is used to show frequency, lambda is used to show wavelength.

4. If you have light of 5500 Angstroms, what color is it?

Answer: Green

5. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to accurately and simultaneously determine which properties of fast moving particles?

Answer: position and momentum

6. The principal quantum number is represented by what variable?

Answer: n

The principal quantum number represents energy levels in the atom. The secondary quantum number represents the shape of the orbital (s, p, d, f). The magnetic quantum number represents the different ways an orbital is oriented in space, and the spin quantum number represents the two ways an electron can spin on its axis.

7. Which of the following is an actual name for a quark?

Answer: charm

Quarks come in various 'flavors' - up, down, top (truth), bottom (beauty), strange, and charm - and colors.

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

Answer: Einstein

9. What orbital has the most (7) possible orientations in space?

Answer: f

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

Answer: cat

Source: Author napkintosh

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