Particle Man and the Photon

When a photon ( a very small increment of energy) encounters a substance one of three things may happen. (1) The photon may be transmitted -- it passes through without alteration. (2) The photon may be absorbed -- the photon never leaves the particle. (3) The photon may be scattered -- it's path may be altered.

Author(s):

Richard Kleidman, Lorraine Remer

Date Accepted: 1999-01-04 Grade Group: Middle School (6-8) Benchmarks: S11.3.1 S11.3.3 S11.3.4 Keywords: photon light transmission absorption scattering particle Microsoft Word: 11_30_98_1.docx PDF Document: 11_30_98_1.pdf

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