IB skill practice

Use photon energy and wave-particle relationships

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Photon energy from frequency

A photon in a electron diffraction tube has frequency \(5.4\times10^{14}\,\text{Hz}\). Calculate its energy in eV. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the quantum or nuclear physics.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.