still don't uderrsatnd what a photon is [ENDORSED]

[Kailie_Giebink_1E]

what exactly is a photon and if you could see it what would it look like

[Jennifer Ma 1G]

A photon is basically a wavelength of light, and is typically portrayed as a squiggly line coming from the sun in many diagrams that involve a photon.

[Myles Chang 1B]

A photon can also be a representation of a particle of light or other electromagnetic radiation.

[Chem_Mod]

A photon is massless and has energy.

[Sarah Brecher 1I]

When you are changing energy levels (n), the difference in energy is given off as a photon when you are moving from a high energy electron to a lower energy level. This represents the principle of conversation of energy.

[Sarai Ventura 1L]

A photon is a particle that represents a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. It also carries energy proportional to the radiation frequency.

[Nimrat Brar 1E]

A photon is the basic unit of all light and the smallest discrete amount or quantum of electromagnetic radiation. It's the force carrier of the electromagnetic force. Additionally, photons are always in motion.

[Anthony Mercado 1K]

Are photons comparative to electrons in some sense, and could we think of them similar to atoms in some ways?

[004985802]

a photon is the movement of energy in a wavelike motion which is seen as visible light at some frequencies

[Endri Dis 1J]

A photon basically is a small amount of electromagnetic radiation or light which is a source of energy.

[Jessica Lancisi - 1I]

Since a photon does not have mass, is it better to think of a photon as a concept/idea that can be assigned an amount of energy rather than a specific 'particle' that you can visualize like a proton or an electron? not sure if this makes sense

[Elana Weingord 1C]

The best way to think of a photon is to think of it as light. It is important to note that a photon does not ever have any mass to it.

[Odalys Cuevas 1C]

Photons don't have mass but they do have energy and momentum, so they are able to move with the speed of light.

[nelquosey]

I like to think of a photon as a packet of light/energy.

[Adam Yaptangco 1D]

A photon is a packet of light that does not have mass but it does have energy and momentum. A photon also has both wavelike and particle characteristics.

[yazminedesan1F]

its basically a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. It carries energy proportional to the radiation frequency but with zero mass

[Jared Pagal 1J]

Would it be wrong to say that a photon is the smallest quantum of light, like how one water molecule is the smallest quantum of water?

[Jada Larson 1F]

How is it possible that photons have momentum if photons do not have a mass and if momentum equals mass time velocity?

[Chem_Mod]

Energy = momentum * speed of light for the photons, so momentum of a photon is related to its energy.

[Jennifer Tuell 1B]

You just need to manipulate the equations and its easy to see the relationship between photons and momentum especially if you do dimensional analysis.

[Nicolette_Canlian_2L]

is there a certain constant that comes along with the size of a photon?