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Light from the Sun takes ~8 minutes 20 seconds to reach Earth, travelling at 300,000 km/s.
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Light from the Sun takes ~8 minutes 20 seconds to reach Earth, travelling at 300,000 km/s.
If is the velocity of light in free space, the correct statements about photon among the following are:A. The energy of a photon is B. The velocity of a photon is C. The momentum of a photon D. In a photon-electron collision, both total energy and total momentum are conserved.E. Photon possesses positive charge.
To solve this problem, we need to analyze each statement about photons.A. The energy of a photon is This statement is correct. The energy of a photon is given by the equation where is Planck's constant and is the frequency of the photon.B. The velocity of a photon is This statement is correct. Photons travel at the speed of light in free space.C. The momentum of a photon This statement is correct. The momentum of a photon is given by D. In a photon-electron collision, both total energy and total momentum are conserved.This statement is correct. In any collision, including photon-electron collisions, both energy and momentum are conserved.E. Photon possesses positive charge.This statement is incorrect. Photons are neutral particles and do not have any charge.Based on the analysis, the correct statements are A, B, C, and D.Therefore, the correct option is 4: A, B, C, and D only.
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