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Are the atomOs of Democritus inside the photons?

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460 BC Democritus, from Greece, developed the concept of dividing matter into smaller and smaller pieces until you could divide it no more. He called these smallest pieces atoms ( atomos = indivisible in Greek ). This was a philosophical idea rather than a scientifically based theory. read more

So, no, current wisdom is that photons are fundamental particles (atomic in that sense of the word). The only difference between red and violet photons is their frequency, and hence their energy. read more

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