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Physics 1C Lecture 29A Atomic Physics The study of quantum mechanics led to amazing theories as to how the subatomic world worked. One of the first theories of how the atom…

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Slide 1 Amber…Greek name for amber was ἤλεκτρον (elektron), “formed by the sun” Around 600bc, the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus discovered…

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Chapter 42 Atomic Physics Importance of the Hydrogen Atom The hydrogen atom is the only atomic system that can be solved exactly Much of what was learned in the twentieth…