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Concept information

Preferred term

fotones

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Concentraciones discretas de energía, en apariencia partículas elementales sin masa, que se mueven a la velocidad de la luz. Constituyen la unidad o el cuanto de la radiación electromagnética. Son emitidos cuando los electrones pasan de un estado energético a otro.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/273158

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