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Momentum of a Beam of Light

`p = E/c`
`(E)"Energy"`
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The Momentum of beam of light is found using the following formula: `p=E/c`, where:

  • `c` = Speed of light
  • `E` = Energy

Momentum(p): The equation returns momentum(p) in kg`*`m/s.

References

34.2 How much light is one photon by Benjamin Crowell, Light and Matter  licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.