Physics A-Level
Shared wave behaviours and differing photon energies
What Shared wave behaviours and differing photon energies means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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All regions can be reflected, refracted, diffracted, interfere and be polarised, while regions differ in photon energy E = hf and in how they interact with matter.
Topics that use Shared wave behaviours and differing photon energies
- Electromagnetic waves (OCR A-Level)
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