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AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based›Unit 7: Modern Physics›Modern Physics

Wave–Particle Duality and the Bohr Model

Light and matter act as both waves and particles; the Bohr model explains discrete energy levels.

de Broglie wavelength
Bohr model
Emission and absorption spectra

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