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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'A Basic Understanding of Quantum Theory', 1.
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A Basic Understanding of Quantum Theory
When most people think of atoms they picture the common picture of electrons spinning around a nucleus. In spite of the popularity of the image, according to classic Newtonian physics these atoms would become unstable and collapse. Thus scientists came up with a new theory that describes physics on an atomic and subatomic level. This new theory is called quantum theory and the new kind of physics is known as quantum physics.
One thing that is true about the common picture of atoms is that electrons circle around the nucleus. They each have a certain…

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