👉 Light particles, also known as photons, are fundamental entities that exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties. These particles of light travel at an incredibly high speed, approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum, and carry no mass or charge. Despite their lack of mass, they possess energy and momentum, which can be described by their frequency and wavelength. When light interacts with matter, these particles can be absorbed, emitted, or scattered, leading to phenomena like the emission spectra of atoms or the photoelectric effect. The concept of light particles revolutionized our understanding of electromagnetic radiation and laid the groundwork for quantum mechanics, illustrating how energy is quantized at the microscopic level.
