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?
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Re: Difference between Quanta and photons?
A photon is the quanta, or smallest measurement, of light.
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).
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