QuantumQuantum (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 photo-electric effect, only light in packets
larger than this limit can eject an electron from a metal surface.
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by: Dr. Christopher Southgate
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