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. Use the diagram labels before calculating the requested value. 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.