GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Max Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized our understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized our understanding of space and time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Planck’s law painted a new picture of the nature of light. It illustrated that light exists as tiny massless particles called photons which exhibit wave-particle duality, which have some properties of both a particle and a wave. Electrons also exhibit wave-particle duality and their energy is also quantized.

Detailed explanation-3: -Planck postulated that the energy of light is proportional to the frequency, and the constant that relates them is known as Planck’s constant (h). His work led to Albert Einstein determining that light exists in discrete quanta of energy, or photons.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Planck’s quantum theory, Different atoms and molecules can emit or absorb energy in discrete quantities only. The smallest amount of energy that can be emitted or absorbed in the form of electromagnetic radiation is known as quantum.