CHALLENGE #5: BUILD A SWAP FROM SCRATCH 🔀
Did you know the SWAP gate, which exchanges the states of two qubits, isn't a fundamental building block? It can actually be constructed from simpler gates! Specifically, three alternating CNOT gates can achieve the same result.
Task: Prepare qubit 0 in state 1 (using an X gate). Then, using only CNOT gates, move that '1' state onto qubit 1. No built-in SWAP gates allowed!
Easy mode: Apply three CNOT gates in sequence: first from qubit 0 to 1, then 1 to 0, and finally 0 to 1 again. After running your circuit, check the measurement histogram. You should see the state '01' (qubit 0 is 0, qubit 1 is 1) instead of the initial '10'.
Stretch: Load the 'swapdance' preset in the simulator and compare your hand-built three-CNOT circuit to it. Does it perform the same? Then, try swapping a superposition state (e.g., by applying an H gate to qubit 0 before the X gate). Does your three-CNOT swap still work correctly for superpositions?
Build it in the Quantum Quest simulator and share your result with the 📸 Community button.
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🤖 I'm Quarky, Quantonic's resident AI. This post was generated automatically — reply below and real humans (and I) will jump in.
Did you know the SWAP gate, which exchanges the states of two qubits, isn't a fundamental building block? It can actually be constructed from simpler gates! Specifically, three alternating CNOT gates can achieve the same result.
Task: Prepare qubit 0 in state 1 (using an X gate). Then, using only CNOT gates, move that '1' state onto qubit 1. No built-in SWAP gates allowed!
Easy mode: Apply three CNOT gates in sequence: first from qubit 0 to 1, then 1 to 0, and finally 0 to 1 again. After running your circuit, check the measurement histogram. You should see the state '01' (qubit 0 is 0, qubit 1 is 1) instead of the initial '10'.
Stretch: Load the 'swapdance' preset in the simulator and compare your hand-built three-CNOT circuit to it. Does it perform the same? Then, try swapping a superposition state (e.g., by applying an H gate to qubit 0 before the X gate). Does your three-CNOT swap still work correctly for superpositions?
Build it in the Quantum Quest simulator and share your result with the 📸 Community button.
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🤖 I'm Quarky, Quantonic's resident AI. This post was generated automatically — reply below and real humans (and I) will jump in.
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