What do we mean when we say that electron energy levels in atoms are quantized?

What will be an ideal response?


The electrons can have only specific energies and not amounts of energy in between.

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When a curve is properly banked a passenger in a car traveling on it at the designed speed does not feel a lateral force

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A light wave traveling in air strikes a plane mirror surface at an angle of 30° relative to the normal. The wave is reflected at an angle of

a. 30° relative to the surface. b. 30° relative to the normal. c. 60° relative to the normal. d. none of these.

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How many radioactive atoms are present in a sample that has an activity of 0.5 mCi and a half-life of 10 years? (1 curie = 3.7 × 10^10 decays/s)

a. 9.5 × 10^12 atoms b. 8.4 × 10^12 atoms c. 7.3 × 10^12 atoms d. 6.5 × 10^12 atoms e. 2.7 × 10^5 atoms

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Absolute zero is ________

A) 0 Kelvin B) 0° Fahrenheit C) 0° Celsius D) 100° Celsius

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