## Difference between Quanta and photons?

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### Difference between Quanta and photons?

What is the difference between quanta and photons as description of light?

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### Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?

I think a "quantum" is an amount, whereas a photon is an actual bundle of energy. This is why a photon is also known as a "quantum of energy".

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### Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?

Quanta is the general term for particles or pieces that make up a whole, like how quantum mechanics refers to the mechanisms behind very small objects. Photons are a quantum measurement of light.

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### Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?

LNgo 14A wrote:Quanta is the general term for particles or pieces that make up a whole, like how quantum mechanics refers to the mechanisms behind very small objects. Photons are a quantum measurement of light.

Based on this definition,is quanta a smaller unit or measurement than photons?

Sam McNeill 3A
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### Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?

A photon is the quanta, or smallest measurement, of light.

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### Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?

Sam McNeill 3A wrote:A photon is the quanta, or smallest measurement, of light.

What unit is this measurement in?

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### Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?

A quanta is the smallest possible measurement of something, typically energy; while a photon is a quantum measurement of light. The energy of a photon can be expressed in eV (electronvolt) and J (joule).