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Momentum of a photon (f)

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The Momentum of a photon (f) equation is used to the find the momentum a photon of light has where:

  • h = Plank's constant
  •  c = speed of light
  • f = frequency

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.