Question

The ultraviolet catastrophe is good evidence for the:(1 point) Responses wave nature of quanta wave nature of quanta both particle and wave nature of quanta both particle and wave nature of quanta neither the wave nor the particle nature of quanta neither the wave nor the particle nature of quanta particle nature of quanta

Answer 1

The ultraviolet catastrophe is good evidence for the **both particle and wave nature of quanta**. This phenomenon, observed in classical physics, occurred when classical theories predicted an infinite amount of energy emitted by a black body at ultraviolet frequencies. The resolution to this issue came with the introduction of quantum mechanics and the concept of quantization, leading to the understanding that light (and electromagnetic radiation) has both wave-like and particle-like properties. This duality is foundational in quantum theory.