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Science Made Simple: What Are Photons?


What Are Photons? Photons are the smallest possible particles of electromagnetic energy and therefore also the smallest possible particles of light. Photons can travel at the speed of light because they have no mass (thanks to relativity). Photons also have no charge. Photons represent the entir

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