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Erwin Schrödinger developed the quantum model of the atom. What scientific knowledge was necessary for Schrödinger’s work?
the discovery of the electron
the discovery of gamma rays
the invention of computers for complex calculations
the invention of microscopes for seeing subatomic particles
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The discovery of the electron.
Schrödinger’s wave mechanics was developed to describe how electrons behave in atoms (building on Planck’s and Einstein’s quantum ideas, de Broglie’s matter waves, and Bohr’s atomic model and spectra). The other items were not required: gamma rays are unrelated to the development of Schrödinger’s theory, electronic computers did not exist and were not needed for his analytic work, and optical microscopes cannot directly image subatomic particles.
Schrödinger’s wave mechanics was developed to describe how electrons behave in atoms (building on Planck’s and Einstein’s quantum ideas, de Broglie’s matter waves, and Bohr’s atomic model and spectra). The other items were not required: gamma rays are unrelated to the development of Schrödinger’s theory, electronic computers did not exist and were not needed for his analytic work, and optical microscopes cannot directly image subatomic particles.
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