Quantum
Quantum
(plural quanta) - a quantised system can only take very specific values of
energy. A quantum will be the smallest packet of energy by which the system can
change. So, in the <!g>photo-electric effect, only light in packets larger
than this limit can eject an <!g>electron from a metal surface.
Contributed by: <!g>Dr. Christopher Southgate
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