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A Photon is a discrete packet of electromagnetic radiation <ref>A French, P Taylor.(1978). A Introduction to Quantum Physics. MIT: CRC Press.</ref>. It is the elementary exchange particle for the electromagnetic force. The Energy of a photon depends on its frequency and is given by the equation: | A Photon is a discrete packet of electromagnetic radiation <ref>A French, P Taylor.(1978). A Introduction to Quantum Physics. MIT: CRC Press.</ref>. It is the elementary exchange particle for the electromagnetic force. The Energy of a photon depends on its frequency and is given by the equation: | ||
| − | + | <math>E = hf</math> | |
| − | where | + | where ''f'' is the frequency of the electromagnetic wave and ''h'' is Planck's constant and has the numerical value of <math>6.626\times10^{-34}</math>Js ([[Joule|Joules]] times second) or <math>4.135\times10^{-15}</math>eV s (electron volts times second). |
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A Photon is a discrete packet of electromagnetic radiation [1]. It is the elementary exchange particle for the electromagnetic force. The Energy of a photon depends on its frequency and is given by the equation:
where f is the frequency of the electromagnetic wave and h is Planck's constant and has the numerical value of Js (Joules times second) or Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 4.135\times10^{-15}} eV s (electron volts times second).
References
- ↑ A French, P Taylor.(1978). A Introduction to Quantum Physics. MIT: CRC Press.