A quantum of light is also called a photon. Photons have energy and so must also have mass. This is from the famous equations of Einstein.
We know the energy of a photon ... (Planck's constant) times (c)/(wavelength).
We know the speed of the photon ... it's the speed of light.
We know the energy is [E= m c2 ].
What if we use these to come up with a mass for the photon ?
Planck = h
Lightspeed = c
Wavelength = L
Photon energy = hc/L
h c / L = m c2
h / L = m c
==> m = h / (c L) That's it !
For L, let's use the officially accepted peak sensitivity of human vision. That's in the
middle of the spectrum, somewhere around green, at 555 nm = 5.55 x 10-7 meter.
h = 6.626 x 10-34
c = 3 x 108
m = h / (c L) = 6.626 x 10-34 / (3 x 108 x 5.55 x 10-7) = 0.4 x 10-35
The green photon's mass is 0.00000000000000000000000000000004 gram.
Near the surface of the earth, it weighs 4 x 10-35 newtons, or about 1 x 10-35pounds.
Well light can weigh something, but I know this for sure: gravity can pull light in so therefor there has to be a number of its weight (even if it is very small).
A couple of ounces.
It weighs one pound per pound
You would weigh about 1/6 as much on the moon as you weigh on earth if you were not wearing heavy equipment. I would weigh about 560 ounces on the moon.
it really depends. most seeds don't weigh much. however, some weigh a lot.
On Saturn, you'd weigh 97.75 pounds.
It is much lighter.
As light as a feather.
A couple of ounces.
4.9 ounces pretty light
a lightbulb weighs about 50 grams
The adiZero Crazy Light is the lightest. It weighs 9.8 ounces.
It would weigh same as it would weigh at zero speed, providing you are not nearing the speed of light.
223,568,730,497,194,709,127,498,743 pounds! wow. why does it matter? he's light, not fat.
Designed to be portable, many varieties of flashlight exist.
That will depend on the size of the ruler and what it is made out of. A plastic or wooden ruler will be very light, maybe an ounce. A steel ruler will weigh much more.
She is about 86 pounds and she is very light for her age and very healthy.
12.7 ounces, very light