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    a photon in a motion has mass?

    Azizurrahman 25th Nov, 2019
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    Mayank Thakur 25th Nov, 2019

    Photon is a part of light. In general photon means light.

    So the simple answer is NO.

    Photon doesn't have mass.

    Yes , they do have momentum , energy , speed , but they don't have mass.

    This has been proved by an experiment of special relativity.


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