Unit 10 Vocab

The principle stating a fundamental limit on the precision of measuring certain pairs like momentum and position:

• Photoelectric effect

• Quantum state

• Heisenberg uncertainty principle

• Law of Malus

A quantum concept where a particle can exist in multiple states at once:

• Polarization

• Superposition

• Photon

• Absorption spectrum

A well-defined condition in which a quantum system exists until measured:

• Quantum state

• Electric eye

• Orbital

• Photoelectron

A form of light with electric field oscillations in a specific direction:

• Emission spectrum

• Quantum computing

• Polarization

• Photon

The smallest packet or discrete bundle of energy in electromagnetic radiation:

• Superposition

• Photon

• Photoelectron

• Quantum state

A phenomenon where light ejects electrons from a material:

• Emission spectrum

• Absorption spectrum

• Photoelectric effect

• Quantum computing

An electron that is ejected from a material due to photon impact:

• Quantum bit

• Photoelectron

• Polarized electron

• Electric eye

A device that uses the photoelectric effect for detection:

• Polarimeter

• Electric eye

• Light gate

• Quantum detector

A model of the atom where electrons orbit the nucleus like planets around the sun:

• Quantum state

• Planetary model

• Superposition model

• Photoelectric model

A region around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found:

• Orbital

• Photon

• Energy level

• Emission zone