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Chapter 28 - Quantum Mechanics


Important Terms

You should be able to write the definition or meaning of each of the following terms:

Compton wavelength
de Broglie wavelength
Schrödinger equation
wave function
wave packet
uncertainty principle
probability density
zero-point energy
barrier penetration (or tunneling)
principle quantum number
orbital quantum number
magnetic quantum number
space quantization
Bohr magneton
Zeeman effect
exclusion principle
spin


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