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Relate Photon Energy to Frequency - Practice 2

For an individual photon, E = h f.

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For an individual photon, E = h f. With the same constant h, an energy ratio equals a frequency ratio. This does not mean a beam's total energy is fixed without knowing photon count. Wavelength is inversely related to frequency in vacuum.

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A photon with three times another photon's frequency has three times its energy, not nine times, because the relationship is linear.

A photon with three times another photon's frequency has three times its energy, not nine times, because the relationship is linear.
A photon with three times another photon's frequency has three times its energy, not nine times, because the relationship is linear.
Question 1 Photon B has 7 times the frequency of photon A. What is the energy ratio E(B)/E(A)?
Question 2 Photon B has 8 times the frequency of photon A. What is the energy ratio E(B)/E(A)?
Question 3 Photon B has 9 times the frequency of photon A. What is the energy ratio E(B)/E(A)?
Question 4 Photon B has 10 times the frequency of photon A. What is the energy ratio E(B)/E(A)?
Question 5 Photon B has 11 times the frequency of photon A. What is the energy ratio E(B)/E(A)?