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a photon cannot be deflected by an electric or magnetic field because it has no charge and no magnetic poles like elementary particles such as the electron

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What are electromagnetic waves made of?

Electromagnetic waves are made up of particles called Photons.Electromagnetic waves carries by the small particles named "Photon".Electromagnetic waves are made of photon charges, E=hf=hc/r = zQ2c/r, where Q is the photon charge= 4/3 E-18 Coulombs = 8 1/3 Electrons=(13U,1d) Quark.an electric field and a magnetic field that are orthogonal to each other and oscillating at the same frequency.


Which subatomic particle accounts for magnetism?

The photon is responsible for mediating the electromagnetic force. This includes both electricity and magnetism (both of which are manifestations of the electromagnetic force.) Interestingly, the photon is also the particle responsible for light, which is an electromagnetic wave.


What is a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy?

A photon is a particle of electromagnetic radiation with no mass that carries a quantum of energy. It is the fundamental unit of light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.


What is the highest energy photon that can be absorbed by a ground-state hydrogen atom without causing ionization?

The highest energy photon that can be absorbed by a ground-state hydrogen atom without causing ionization is the photon energy equivalent to the ionization energy of hydrogen, which is approximately 13.6 electron volts. This is the energy required to completely remove the electron from the atom. Any photon with higher energy would cause ionization of the hydrogen atom.


Discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy?

A photon is a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy, carrying a specific amount of energy and momentum. Photons do not have mass and travel at the speed of light in a vacuum. They exhibit both wave-like and particle-like properties.

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Are electromagnetic waves deflected by magnetic and electric fields?

According to photon theory ,electromagnetic radiation consists of photon which are changeless particles. therefore they are not deflected by electric or magnetic fields.


What type of particle would not be deflected by a magnetic field?

A neutron, an antineutron, a neutrino, an antineutrino, and a photon would not be deflected by a magnetic field, as they all have no net electric charge. I do not find a reference to an antiphoton, but it makes sense that, if it existed, it would also not be affected by a magnetic field.


Why photon show both electric and magnatic field?

Protons are positively charged that's why they show electric field while magnetic field develops when electric field is in either direction so protons develops magnetic fields also.


What is a photon How does it work What is a photon's part in magnetism?

What: a photon is the boson that carries the electromagnetic force.How: I'm not sure there is an answer to this, the particle is a boson and carries a specific quanta of energy.What part: it carries the electromagnetic force in both electric and magnetic interactions between the objects involved.


What makes photons deflect in a hydrogen atom?

In a hydrogen atom, photons can be deflected due to the interaction with the electric field generated by the electron's charge. When a photon approaches the atom, it can be absorbed by the electron, causing the electron to transition to a higher energy state. After a brief moment, the electron may return to its original state, emitting a photon that is often deflected from its initial path due to changes in momentum during the absorption and emission process. This process can also be influenced by quantum effects, such as scattering.


What is a photon amplitude?

Photon amplitude refers to the strength or magnitude of the electric field associated with a photon. It represents the maximum displacement of the electric field from its equilibrium position. In quantum theory, it is related to the probability amplitude of the photon being in a particular state.


How is electromagnetic radiation related to electric and magnetic fields?

Radiation Energy = hc/r = WQc/r = VQ = WI, where W is the magnetic Field in Webers and Q is the Photon Charge and V is the Voltage and I is the current and h is Planck's Constant h=WQ.


What particles and charges make up a photon?

The photon IS the particle in this case. It isn't known to be made up of any smaller particles. The electric charge of a photon is zero.


What type of radiation is not affected by magnetic fields?

Charged particles will be deflected by an electric field. The movement of any charged particle through an electric field will cause that charged particle to be attracted by one pole of the field and repelled by the other. That leaves uncharged particulate radiation, like a neutron, and electromagnetic radiation that will not be deflected by an electric field. The electromagnetic radiation will include X-rays and gamma rays.


What is the smallest packet of energy of a specific type of electro magnetic radiation?

a photon


Light waves are electric and magnetic?

Yes. And no. Light is electromagnetic radiation (that's the yes part), but it has no electric charge and it isn't "magnetic" in the normal sense of being attracted to a magnet (that's the no part). The standard models for the description of light is both as a particle (photon) AND a wave (electromagnetic radiation). The electromagnetic radiation model has electric and magnetic field values at right angles to each other propagating at the speed of light in a vacuum.


Are Photons positive or negative?

No, they aren't. Photons are the gauge particles of the electromagnetic force, but they themselves carry no electric charge (or magnetic charge either, for that matter). A photon has no electrostatic charge.