The energy of a photon is directly proportional to its frequency and inversely proportional to its wavelength. This relationship is described by the equation:
h = Planck’s constant (6.62607015 Γ 10β»Β³β΄ JΒ·s)
f = Frequency of the photon
c = Speed of light in vacuum (299,792,458 m/s)
lambda = Wavelength of the photon
This equation shows that higher frequency photons have more energy than lower frequency photons. Conversely, longer wavelength photons have less energy than shorter wavelength photons.
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