How does energy relate to the frequency of a wave?

1 Answer
Oct 21, 2015

Consider the Planck relation:

#color(white)(XX)E=hnu#

Where:
#E# is energy
#h# is the Planck constant (#6.626xx10^-34#)
#nu# is the frequency

This relation shows that the energy is directly proportional to the frequency. When the energy increases, the frequency increases at the same rate.