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.
Background Information. The student activity involves chemiluminescence, which occurs when chemical energy is converted into cool light. The released energy is absorbed by electrons in certain molecules. The electron jumps (makes a quantum leap) to a higher level and is in an excited state.