Physics A-Level
Quantised energy packets
What Quantised energy packets means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Quantised energy packets
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Black-body radiation and the photoelectric effect could not be explained by classical wave theory alone, leading to quantised energy packets or photons.
Topics that use Quantised energy packets
- Interference (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Coherence
- Coherent monochromatic sources
- Coherent sources
- Constructive interference
- Constructive superposition
- Destructive interference
- Destructive superposition
- Double-slit arrangement
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