# How would you describe what a photon is?

1. Jan 9, 2004

### Monkeymia

In laymans terms, How would you describe what a photon is?[?]

2. Jan 9, 2004

### jimmy p

I would probably describe it as a Quanta (package) of electromagentic energy.

3. Jan 9, 2004

### Monkeymia

Thank-you Jimmy

4. Jan 9, 2004

### jimmy p

thats ok...as long as you ignore the spelling of 'electromagnetic'

5. Jan 9, 2004

### himanshu121

Okay here is another ver.

When a light travels it has properties of rays and whenever it interacts with some obstructions etc we explain it with particle theory of light i.e. photons

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