How does energy relate to the frequency of a wave?

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Rafael
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.

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