Practice - Particle Nature of Light
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Practice Questions
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Define what a photon is.
💡 Hint: Think about how light is composed.
What is the relationship between the frequency of light and the energy of its photons?
💡 Hint: Recall the terms high and low frequency.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a photon?
💡 Hint: Think about how light is composed.
True or False: Higher frequency light possesses lower energy photons.
💡 Hint: Remember the energy-frequency relationship.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a material with a threshold frequency for electron ejection at 5 x 10^14 Hz. Calculate the minimum energy of a photon needed to eject an electron.
💡 Hint: Use Planck's constant for your calculations.
If red light has a frequency of approximately 4 x 10^14 Hz and blue light has a frequency of approximately 6 x 10^14 Hz, how does the energy of a blue photon compare to that of a red photon?
💡 Hint: Think about how the energy equation connects to frequency.
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