Einstein got the Nobel Prize for :
- ARelativity
- BBose-Einstein condensation
- CMass-energy equivalence
- DPhotoelectric effect
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (d) Photoelectric effect
Explanation
Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1921 (presented in 1922) for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, not for relativity.
He showed that light comes in packets of energy (photons), which laid a foundation of quantum theory.