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1) Classical physics failed to explain properties of light and the structure of atoms. Orbiting electrons in atoms would radiate energy and spiral into the nucleus. Spectra of light from hot objects and gases could not be explained. 2) The photoelectric effect showed that light behaves as quantized packets of energy called photons rather than as a wave. Only photons above a threshold energy could eject electrons from metals. 3) Einstein
- Author
- Satyaki Chowdhury
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- EN