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Planck
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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Electromagnetic Radiation
(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.
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Photon Energy
The energy of a photon is direct proportional to its frequency.
E = h * v
E = Energy (J joule)
h = Planck's constant, 6.626 x 10-34 J-s (Joule-seconds)
v = Frequency (Hz)
This relation between energy and frequency of a photon is known as Planck's relation.

See also Photon.
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Quantum
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.
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