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Chapter 28, Problem 11MCQ
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To define: The uncertainty principle from the choices provided:
a. The experimental uncertainty of our measurements.
b. The uncertainty of our knowledge of some physical quantities that we try to determine simultaneously.
c. The limits of our knowledge about nature.
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What was the major shortcoming in the classical prediction of blackbody radiation that led us to the idea of quantization of light (light treated as particles)?
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