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EM radiation carries energy without a mass-carrying medium. In that sense, they are energy in pure form.

However, considering Einstein's mass-energy equivalency (E=mc2), EM energy can, in rare circumstances, be converted to mass at a rate of 300,000,000 Joules/kilogram, and mass converted to energy at the same rate.

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