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How do you calculate the energy of a photon of electromagnetic radiation?

Answer 1

#E=hf#

Since light is dual in nature, it has a corresponding wavelength and frequency. A photon is a particle of light.

We may find the frequency if we know the wavelength, since it travels at the speed of light, so we may use #c=flambda#.

Once we know the frequency, we may multiply it by Planck's constant to find its energy, which is then quantized, as it occurs in discrete multiples of Planck's constant #h=6.6xx10^(-34)J#, and the enrgy is given hence by #E=hf#

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Answer 2

Hailey Alvarez

The formula E = h * f can be used to determine a photon's energy. Here, h stands for Planck's constant (6.626 x 10^-34 J·s), f for electromagnetic radiation frequency, and E for energy.

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