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Planck is a MKS unit of energy (expended over time to angular momentum, etc.). One Planck unit is equal to 1 joule second (J x s) or about 0.7375 foot pound second (ft x lb x s). Atomic nuclei possess an intrinsic angular momentum referred to as spin, measured in multiples of Planck's constant. The unit is named for the German physicist Max Planck.
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(EMR) Electromagnetic radiation consists of an electric and a magnetic field component. All EMR travels in a vacuum at the speed of light. EMR is classified related to the frequency//length of the wave. An EM wave consists of discrete packets of energy, named photons (quantization). The energy of the photons depends on the frequency of the wave. Planck-Einstein equation: E = h * f E (energy); h (Planck's constant); f (frequency) EMR types include in order of increasing frequency//decreasing wavelength: radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, x-rays and gamma rays. EMR contains energy and momentum, which may be imparted when it interacts with matter. See Gamma Radiation. • •
Quantum is a discrete and the smallest natural unit of energy and momentum. Planck makes the assumption that every energy transfer on a sub-atomic level consist of small units, called quanta. The view of electromagnetic energy as photons reflects this quantization.
E = h x v E = energy h = Planck quantum of action = 6.6261 x 10-27 erg sec v = frequency. Result Pages : |