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A radio wave has a frequency of 8.6 × 108 hz. what is the energy of one photon of this radiation (h = 6.63 × 10–34 j • s)?

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Answer:
57.018*10^(-26)J

Energy is directly proportional to the frequency.

The energy of a photon is given by:


E=h\\u

Where, E is the energy and
\\u is the frequency.

Frequency of the radio wave is given:


\\u=8.6*10^8 Hz


h=6.63*10^(-34)J.s

Multiply the above two:

Energy,


E=h\\u=6.63*10^(-34)J.s*8.6*10^8 Hz= 57.018*10^(-26)J

Hence, the energy of each photon of radio wave having frequency
\\u=8.6*10^8 Hz is
57.018*10^(-26)J

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