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Can classical physics explain the photoelectric effect?

No. To explain the photoelectric effect, you have to think of light as a particle, not a wave. The fact that light can be both a wave and a particle is part of quantum mechanics, not classical physics.


What are the reason the classical physics failed?

It is a macroscopic theory. Their theoretical values are not equal to the experimental values. The classical theory cannot explain the photoelectric effect,compton effect,magnetic properties briefly..... it obeys the classical mechanics. it does not briefly explain the atoms internal parts . hence it is rectified by quantum physics....!


Ware did albert Einstein came up with the photoelectric effect?

Albert Einstein developed the theory of the photoelectric effect while working as a patent examiner in Bern, Switzerland in 1905. He proposed that light could be understood as consisting of particles called photons that interact with matter. This theory helped to explain certain behaviors of light that could not be explained by classical physics.


Who was the first noble prize winner for photoelectric effect in physics?

The first Nobel Prize winner for the photoelectric effect in physics was Albert Einstein in 1921. His work on the photoelectric effect helped confirm the quantum nature of light and laid the foundation for the development of quantum mechanics.


What do scientist using classical Newtonian expect to observe during a photoelectric effect?

Scientists using classical Newtonian physics would expect to observe a gradual increase in the kinetic energy of emitted electrons when exposed to increasing light intensity in the photoelectric effect. They would also expect the emission of electrons to start immediately upon exposure to light, regardless of its frequency.

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Can classical physics explain the photoelectric effect?

No. To explain the photoelectric effect, you have to think of light as a particle, not a wave. The fact that light can be both a wave and a particle is part of quantum mechanics, not classical physics.


What are the reason the classical physics failed?

It is a macroscopic theory. Their theoretical values are not equal to the experimental values. The classical theory cannot explain the photoelectric effect,compton effect,magnetic properties briefly..... it obeys the classical mechanics. it does not briefly explain the atoms internal parts . hence it is rectified by quantum physics....!


Ware did albert Einstein came up with the photoelectric effect?

Albert Einstein developed the theory of the photoelectric effect while working as a patent examiner in Bern, Switzerland in 1905. He proposed that light could be understood as consisting of particles called photons that interact with matter. This theory helped to explain certain behaviors of light that could not be explained by classical physics.


What prize did Einstein win in 1921?

1921--Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect."


Who was the first noble prize winner for photoelectric effect in physics?

The first Nobel Prize winner for the photoelectric effect in physics was Albert Einstein in 1921. His work on the photoelectric effect helped confirm the quantum nature of light and laid the foundation for the development of quantum mechanics.


What do scientist using classical Newtonian expect to observe during a photoelectric effect?

Scientists using classical Newtonian physics would expect to observe a gradual increase in the kinetic energy of emitted electrons when exposed to increasing light intensity in the photoelectric effect. They would also expect the emission of electrons to start immediately upon exposure to light, regardless of its frequency.


Classical physics CANNOT explain why?

There are many examples of what classical physics can not explain. (By classical physics we mean that which has its theoretical foundations before about 1900.) Quantum mechanics is absent from classical physics. Classical physics can not explain why atoms (positive nucleus attracted to surrounding electrons) is stable. Even the simplest atom, a hydrogen atom, would be unstable and the electron orbiting the proton would gradually radiate its energy and the orbit would decay. The photoelectric effect is an important historical example of the failure of classical physics. In that case, electromagnetic theory said that light was an electromagnetic wave. That was true enough but it does not account for the quantum nature of light and the characteristics that allow a photon to act like a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy with properties like a particle. Virtually all of our understanding about the atomic structure and properties of matter depends on quantum mechanics, so the example of hydrogen is just symbolic of the need for modern physics for the entirety of our understanding about electronic properties of matter. One can choose to define classical physics to include relativity or not as one wishes, but it is fair to say that Newtonian mechanics does not explain relativistic mechanics. In particular, time dilation and length contraction are purely relativistic effects.


What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobe l prize in physics for his work on the theoretical physics?

Albert Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.


Is reverse process of photoelectric effect is zeeman effect?

No, the reverse process of the photoelectric effect is not the Zeeman effect. The Zeeman effect is the splitting of spectral lines in the presence of a magnetic field, while the photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from a material when exposed to light. They are two distinct phenomena in physics.


Classical physics predicted that?

Classical physics predicted that the universe operates according to deterministic laws, where the behavior of particles and systems can be precisely calculated. It also introduced concepts such as conservation of energy, momentum, and angular momentum to describe the motion and interactions of objects.


Did Albert Einstein got noble prizes one in chemistry and one in physics?

Albert Einstein received ONE Nobel Prize - 1921 in Physics, for his work on the photoelectric effect.


Fort what topic did Albert Einstein win the Nobel prise for physics?

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. The photoelectric effect is a phenomenon in which electrons can be emitted from a material when light of certain frequencies are shined onto the material.