Do shadows have mass?

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It sounds like a joke but I just want to know if shadows have mass, since shadows are formed when there is blocking of light. It forms a black pattern with no energy therefore it has no mass.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '15 at 14:28

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A shadow is a lack of light. Therefore, a shadow has no mass, for a shadow is not an object or energy. Shadows can go faster than light in certain cases because they are not objects. In the same way, a vacuum has no mass.

answered May 23 '15 at 14:28

Jimmy360

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '20 at 09:16

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Shadow is not a matter; so it does not have mass. The simple characteristics of matter are: They have mass and take up space.

answered Dec 21 '20 at 09:16

Genie

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Do shadows have mass?

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