Which of the following is NOT an example of elementary modern physics?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of elementary modern physics?

  1. Quantum mechanics
  2. Special relativity
  3. Nuclear physics
  4. Classical mechanics ✓
Explanation

Modern physics began in the early 1900s. It includes quantum mechanics, special relativity and nuclear physics.

Classical mechanics is the older physics of Newton, so it is not modern physics.

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