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What is a photon?

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The photon is a subatomic particle of visible light. It is a smallest discrete amount or bundle of electromagnetic energy having no mass or electric charge. It is the basic unit that makes up all light.

Photons are always in motion and, in a vacuum, travel at the speed of light.

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