In the world of subatomic particles, the rules that normally apply to objects visible to the human eye are totally disregarded. You can try to explain the behavior of subatomic particles with a term called quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics gives the probability of where a particle will be, such as point A or point B. It describes atoms or particles, really anything at that level or smaller in a similar way that relativity describes the laws of quantum the larger the objects behave. But quantum mechanics itself goes much deeper than just saying it is used to predict where a particle will be, it is also known as quantum physics. Quantum physics is based on quantum theory that comes from a series of three different experiments performed in the 20th and 19th centuries. The double-slit experiment was the first to provide insight into quantum mechanics and actually occurred before quantum mechanics was even discovered. Thomas Young invented a version as early as 1801, which has since been repeated thousands of times by scientists. The double slit experiment is set up with two slits and a light source behind the slits and then once the light passes through the slits it forms an interference pattern. Before the double-slit experiment it was known that light behaved like a wave. When the scientists shot light through the slits, they found that it radiated from each source as if it were a completely new source, causing all-new ripples. Then the scientists shot just one beam of light, which formed a pattern of interference lines. Baffling the scientists, they then fired one atom at a time through the slits, and in return the same results were observed. Giving the idea that light acts as...the center of the paper......frequency with it being used as the basis of time. Once you calculate the oscillations per second, you have calculated the time for the clock. 6. With all the new innovations of today and tomorrow, many of the innovations would not be possible without the discovery of quantum mechanics. It gave a completely new and in-depth look at the world of subatomic particles like never seen before. It's mind-blowing for the world of science and this itself is what intrigues scientists, there are so many questions still to be answered. It challenges modern science as we know sometimes. The theory of relativity goes against what it says, but yet quantum theory is still proven true over and over again with mathematical formulas and experiments. In conclusion, quantum mechanics helps us understand how subatomic particles behave and where they can be placed.