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How large are photon compared to an atom?
The mass of an atom = 1.6605402×10^-24 gm and mass of a photon = 1.659×10^-54 gm. Therefore, one atom is 1.00055469×10^30 times larger than a photon, thus we can say atom made by 1.00055469×10^30 photons. Similarly, all matter made by photons. Again, one photon contain 10^107 unknown particles.
How big is a photon in meters?
So although the photon appears to exist without physical volume or geometrical size, we can measure the region where the wave’s magnitude is non-negligible. This happens at about half a fermi, or roughly 0.5×10-15m.
How many dimensions do photons have?
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Is there anything smaller than a photon?
nothing is smaller than a photon. It has no matter. we can’t see a photon. It has no matter.
Are photons one dimensional?
No, they are point particles, so they have no extent in space. They do have at least quantum spin as a dimension.
Does a photon have width?
Photons are not solid little balls that can be lined up in a perfectly straight beam that is one photon wide. Instead, photons are quantum objects. As such, photons act somewhat like waves and somewhat like particles at the same time. When traveling through free space, photons act mostly like waves.
What is the size of a photon of light?
In this way you could say the “size” of photon is basically the width of its wavelength. The wavelength of green light is about 500 nanometers, or two thousandths of a millimeter.
Do photons last forever?
By itself a photon has no lifetime and will continue to exist for eternity. But, they are their own “antiparticle” which merely means that they can transform into other particles or have their energy transferred to other particles. Photons do this all the time with any charged particle they encounter.
Does a photon have physical size?
Yes, a photon has a physical size. It carries a tiny amount of energy but that doesnt mean it’s tiny. A laser has a very well defined wavelength,lambda; (633nm).It,therefore, has a very well defined momentum,p=h/lamda.h=Plank’s constant=6.6*10^-34Js.
How do you calculate the wavelength of a photon?
The energy E, frequency f, and wavelength λ of a Photon are related as follows: E=hf=hc/λ, where c is the speed of light and h is Planck’s constant. So, given E or f, the wavelength λ can be easily calculated.
How big are photons compared to electrons?
In modern physics, the electron has zero size because it is a point particle. Similarly, photons don’t have a size so to speak, but they do have a wavelength.
What is the rest mass and energy of a photon?
Rest mass energy of photon E = h ν p and E = m 0 c 2 then the frequency becomes (1) ν p = m 0 c 2 h and momentum of photon p = m 0 c p, and hence according to de Broglie hypothesis its wavelength becomes (2) λ p = h m 0 c p and wave-like velocity (phase velocity) of photon according to the frequency wavelength relation is given by (3) c w = ν p λ p