PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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Question
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A packet of light energy is called a
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quantum
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pigment
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photon
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phaser
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -photon, also called light quantum, minute energy packet of electromagnetic radiation. The concept originated (1905) in Albert Einstein’s explanation of the photoelectric effect, in which he proposed the existence of discrete energy packets during the transmission of light.
Detailed explanation-2: -A packet of energy is called a photon. A photon is the smallest, discrete amount or quantum of electromagnetic radiation. It travels at the speed of light.
Detailed explanation-3: -Photon, also known as light quantum, is a minute energy packet of electromagnetic radiation.
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