Properties of a particle in students' conceptions. (Third column ‘O’ indicates particle-like properties of photon of which students had mentioned in the interview.
| Property of a particle provided by students | Number of mentioning students | Particle-like property of photon, had been mentioned by students in the interview | Relevance of the particle property to the particle-like nature of light |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass (weight) | 14 | O | Irrelevant |
| Momentum | 11 | O | Irrelevant |
| Position | 6 | ||
| Collision (momentum conservation) | 5 | O | Controversial |
| Energy | 5 | O | Controversial |
| Velocity or acceleration | 5 | ||
| To be numerable | 3 | O | Relevant |
| Volume (size) | 2 | ||
| Discontinuity | 2 | ||
| Electric charge | 2 | ||
| Gravitational interaction | 2 |