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CHEM 121 Studioby Learn4Less · UBC CHEM 121

Module 3 · on the midterm and final

Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics

Waves and particles, the de Broglie wavelength, the uncertainty principle and the particle in a box.

Topics

  1. 3.1Waves and wave–particle dualityLight behaves as a wave and as particles; so does matter.6 concept cards
  2. 3.2The uncertainty principleWhy an electron cannot have an exact position and momentum at once.6 concept cards
  3. 3.3 · Particle in a boxThe particle in a boxThe simplest quantum system: quantized energies from standing waves.7 concept cards