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QUANTIZED- a quantity that cannot be divided into smaller RADIANS- The angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an
increments forever, for which there exists a minimum, arc of the circle of the same length as the circle's radius.
quantum increment. RAREFACTION- in the physics of sound, segment of one cycle of
a longitudinal wave during its travel or motion, the other
QUANTUM MECHANIC- study of properties of matter using its
wave properties. segment being compression. .
REFLECTION- is the change in direction of a wavefront at an
QUANTUM MODEL OF ATOM- atomic model in which only interface between two different media so that the wavefront
probability of locating electron is known.
returns into the medium from which it originated.
QUANTUM NUMBER- integer ratio of energy to its quantum
increment. RELATIVE VELOCITY- is the velocity of an object or observer B
in the rest frame of another object or observer A.
QUARK- basic building block of protons, neutrons, other
baryons, and mesons. RESONANCE- describes the phenomenon of increased
amplitude that occurs when the frequency of a periodically
QUARK MODEL- model in which all particles that interact via applied force is equal or close to a natural frequency of the
the strong interaction are composed of two or three quarks. system on which it acts.
ROLLING - is a type of motion that combines rotation and
translation of that object with respect to a surface, such that, if
ideal conditions exist, the two are in contact with each other
without sliding.
