boon 1. n. 1. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request. 2. A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors. [Middle English.
Quantum leaps are the sole cause of the emission of electromagnetic radiation, including light, which occurs in the form of quantized units called photons. Ironically, when laymen use the term colloquially, they use it to describe large jumps in progress, when in reality a quantum leap is a very small change of state.
When an electron moves from a higher to a lower energy level, it releases a quantum of energy, which is what it had to absorb in order to make the jump in the first place. Thiâ¦s quantum of energy is often released in the form of a photon, which is a discrete amount of light of a certain wavelength.