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Photons with the highest energy have the ____

A. strongest positive charge

B. longest period

C. highest amplitude

D. shortest wavelength

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Answer:

D. shortest wavelength

Step-by-step explanation:

Photons with the highest energy have the shortest wavelength. The shorter the wavelength, the higher the energy of a photon.

A photon is a quantity that transmits electromagnetic energy from one place to the other.

  • Gamma rays have photons that transmits the highest amount of energy.
  • The rays have the shortest wavelength and highest frequency of all electromagnetic radiations.

Energy, wavelength and frequency of a photon are connected using the expression:

E = h f =
(hc)/(wavelength)

E is the energy

h is the Planck's constant

f is the frequency.

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