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What is photon

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The explanation is as follows.

A photon is a type of elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force.

In simple words, it is a unit energy packet which carries light energy or some other forms of energy.

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