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photon

/ˈfəʊtɒn/noun

उच्चारण फ़ोटॉन

फोटॉन, प्रकाश-कण

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noun
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    [C] physics

    a unit of energy that carries light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation and has no mass

    फोटॉन, प्रकाश-कण

    • Light is made up of tiny packets of energy called photons.
    • When an electron loses energy, it can give out a photon.
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General knowledge

The photon has zero rest mass and always travels at the speed of light in a vacuum.

GK के लिए, photon का विराम द्रव्यमान (rest mass) शून्य होता है और यह निर्वात में हमेशा प्रकाश की गति से चलता है।