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rmenurse

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Using Maxwell's equations, the speed of light can be calculated using which of the following fundamental physical constants? Select the letter that most completely answers the question.
  I, II, III
  III, IV
  I, II
  IV, VI
  II, V

Question 2

Which of the following represents one of the major splits in physical science before and after about 1895?
 
The loss of the feeling that everything in nature could be understood through reasoning with the introduction of quantum mechanics after about 1895.
   With the explanation of blackbody radiation in 1887, after 1895 the world worked towards modeling quantum mechanics.
   The ether was found to exist and was generally accepted after about 1895 as the electromagnetic medium.
   Both matter and light appeared to be best modeled by a wave rather than a particle after about 1895.



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Answer to Question 1

I,II
Using Maxwell's equations and both the permeability and permittivity of a vacuum, the speed of light can be calculated.

Answer to Question 2

At the turn of the 20th century, quantum mechanics and the uncertainties inherent to its application created the feeling that experimentation could no longer let scientists know everything about any given system. Reasoning and theory were by no means dead, but certainly scientists understood their limits.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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