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How does the energy of a photon of electromagnetic energy change as the frequency increases?

Answer 1

Levi Anderson

The energy increases.

The photon's energy is expressed as:

#E = hf#

where #h# is Planck's constant and #f# is the frequency.

This relationship of #E prop f# means that as frequency increases, photon energy increases.

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Answer 2

Alexander Acosta

The equation E = hf, where h is Planck's constant, f is the electromagnetic wave's frequency, and E is the photon's energy, states that the energy of an electromagnetic wave increases linearly with frequency.

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