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devlian [24]
3 years ago
14

What name is given to a discrete packet of light?

Biology
1 answer:
avanturin [10]3 years ago
5 0

The correct answer is: C) photon

Light has the unique characteristics of both a wave and a particle at the same time.

Characteristics of wave: reflection, refraction, diffraction.

The particles that make up light are basic units of light called photons ( a bundle of electromagnetic energy) or quantum of electromagnetic energy. Photons have no mass, no electric charge, have  energy and momentum which are dependent on the frequency…

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