IB skill practice

Use photon energy and wave-particle relationships

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Photon wavelength from energy

A photon in a medical imaging detector test has energy \(3.2\,\text{eV}\). Use \(E\lambda=1240\,\text{eV nm}\). Calculate the wavelength. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

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