Who discovered the specific mathematical constant linking the energy of a photon to its frequency? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who discovered the specific mathematical constant linking the energy of a photon to its frequency?
A. Niels Bohr
B. Max Planck
C. Werner Heisenberg
D. Albert Einstein
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Max Planck discovered Planck's constant ($h$) as part of his derivation of blackbody radiation energy laws.

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Practice More Inventions and Discoveries Questions

Question #1
The invention of the common chemical process for production of sodium carbonate (soda ash) from salt and limestone is named after whom?
A. Nicolas Leblanc
B. Ernest Solvay
C. Carl Bosch
D. Fritz Haber

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Nicolas Leblanc patented the early synthetic soda ash manufacturing method in 1791, satisfying early industrial glass and soap production needs.

Question #2
Who discovered that the chemical element Silicon is isolated from silica sands via reduction with potassium metal?
A. Antoine Lavoisier
B. Humphry Davy
C. Jöns Jacob Berzelius
D. John Dalton

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Berzelius successfully isolated pure amorphous elemental silicon in 1824 by heating potassium fluorosilicate.

Question #3
Who discovered the first known antibiotic substance produced by soil actinomycetes, Actinomycin?
A. Louis Pasteur
B. Selman Waksman
C. Robert Koch
D. Alexander Fleming

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Selman Waksman and his student H. Boyd Woodruff isolated actinomycin in 1940, sparking targeted soil microbe screening programs.