Photon energy
What Photon energy means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
The relationship E = hf links photon energy to frequency, while intensity relates to the rate of photons rather than to the energy of each photon.
The amount of energy carried by a photon, determined by the frequency of the radiation: E = hf.
The energy hc/λ of the light emitted by the LED, equal to the energy lost by the electron.
Topics that use Photon energy
- Interference (AQA A-Level)
- Photons (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Coherence
- Coherent monochromatic sources
- Coherent sources
- Constructive interference
- Constructive superposition
- Destructive interference
- Destructive superposition
- Double-slit arrangement
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