Why Energy Comes in Quanta (Teach This Topic)
This guide supports a connected lesson on why some quantum systems have discrete energy levels while unbound particles can have continuous energies. It links wavefunctions, confinement, photons, the photoelectric effect and atomic spectra, while showing why quantisation does not mean that all energy comes in identical chunks. No specialist equipment is needed, and the activities use only paper and writing materials.
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