Quantum bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Perfect absorber of radiation.

   Item

   Blackbody

2. Clue

   Where the curve peaks.

   Item

   Wien

3. Clue

   Total power across the spectrum.

   Item

   Stefan

4. Clue

   Classical theory blows up.

   Item

   UV problem

5. Clue

   Planck's discrete packets.

   Item

   Quanta

6. Clue

   A particle of light.

   Item

   Photon

7. Clue

   Cost of freeing an electron.

   Item

   Work func

8. Clue

   X rays scatter longer.

   Item

   Compton

9. Clue

   Matter behaves like waves.

   Item

   de Broglie

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation