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What is the relationship between a photons energy and its wavelength?

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The Shorter wavelength has higher energy

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The amount of energy is directly proportional to the photon's electromagnetic frequency and thus, equivalently, is inversely proportional to the wavelength. The higher the photon's frequency, the higher its energy. Equivalently, the longer the photon's wavelength, the lower its energy.

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