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Higher frequency means what about the energy of the wave? * 1 point

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Answer:

wavelength of electromagnetic wave in vacuum is inversely propotional to frequency, hence higher frequency means higher momentum. And energy of a photon is directly propotional to its momentum, hence ;

higher frequency = higher energy.

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