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Quantized Electron Collision Energy

Germany · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1914

James Franck1914

Berlin · Science / Physics

With Gustav Hertz, shows that electrons transfer energy to mercury atoms in discrete amounts, confirming quantized atomic excitation.

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James Franck

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