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What does the MeV in MeV photon mean?

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The MeV means million electron volts. It's a measure of the energy the energy in the photon, which is a quantum (or specific quantity) of electromagnetic energy.

This 1 mega electron volt = 1.60217646 × 10-13 joules of energy.

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