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What does the wavelength distribution of radiation depend on?
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Temperature
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What was Max Planck's biggest contribution?
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The idea of quantized energy-- that energy can be absorbed or released by atoms in quanta.
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How much is the energy of a single quantum?
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the energy (E) = planck's constant (h) x its frequency (v)
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How much is Planck's Constant? What is its symbol?
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6.63 x 10^-34 J x sec (symbol h)
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If (C = λ v) and (E = h v), what is another way of stating what E is equal to?
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E = (h C) / v
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What is the Photoelectric Effect? Who first explained it?
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(Einstein) used Planck's theory to explain that light shining on a clean, shiny metal surface can emit electrons
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What is Emin in terms of the photoelectric effect?
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The minimum frequency of light below which no electrons are emitted.
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What is a photon?
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a tiny "packet" of radiant light energy
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What is the dual nature of light?
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that light possesses both wavelike and particle-like properties
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