How does energy relate to wavelength and frequency?

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Ryan
Nov 4, 2015

The shorter/ smaller the wavelength and greater frequency, the more energy.

Stuart W.
Nov 5, 2015

#E=h*f#
So as frequency increases so does energy.

Explanation:

The above formula describes the energy per photon of a specific light wave. h refers to Planck's Constant #(6.626*10^-34 J*s)#

Frequency and Wavelength are indirectly related to one another, meaning that as one increases the other will decrease and vise versa. Their relationship follows the formula #c=f*lambda# where:

  • c = Light's Speed (#300,000,000 m/s#)
  • f = Frequency in Hertz#(1/s)#
  • #lambda# = Wavelength in meters
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