Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Electronic Structure of Atoms - Exercises - Page 248: 6.2c

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There are two equations to find the energy of a single photon. The first equation is Planck's constant multiplying the speed of light over the wavelength. In this equation the larger the wavelength the lower the energy of the photon and the smaller the wavelength the higher the energy of the photon. The second equation to find the energy of a single photon is Planck’s constant multiply by the frequency. For this equation the higher the frequency, the higher the energy of the photon and the lower the frequency, the lower the energy of the photon. Based on Figure 6.4, the highest energy photons are on the left side, while the lowest energy photons are on the right side. This is because, from left to right, the wavelength is increasing and the frequency is decreasing. Since the frequency of the radiation is to the right of the frequency of visible light, the photon of the radiation has lower energy compared to the photon of visible light.
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