Einstein showed that the _________ could be explained if photons carried quantized amounts of energy.
A) warping of space and time
B) Heisenberg uncertainty principle
C) photoelectric effect
D) theory of special relativity
E) Bohr model of the atom

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The photoelectric effect refers to the phenomenon where electrons are emitted from a metal surface when light of a certain frequency (or energy) is shone on it. Einstein showed that this effect could be explained if photons carried quantized amounts of energy, which he called quanta. This was a revolutionary idea at the time and contributed to the development of quantum mechanics.

Einstein Showed That the _________ Could Be Explained If Photons