👉 Light particles, or photons, are fundamental components of electromagnetic radiation and are often described as massless particles with no electric charge. These particles are the quanta of light and are responsible for the transmission of light across space. Photons travel at the speed of light in a vacuum, approximately 299,792 kilometers per second, and their behavior is governed by quantum mechanics. They can exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties, a phenomenon known as wave-particle duality. This duality is famously illustrated by experiments like the double-slit experiment, where photons create interference patterns typical of waves, yet also interact with detectors as discrete particles. Photons are crucial in various natural phenomena, such as the photoelectric effect, which underpins solar panels and photovoltaic cells, and they play a central role in technologies ranging from fiber optics to lasers.
