2024 - JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers - page 10

The energy of a photon can be calculated using the following formula:

E = hf

• E is the energy of the photon
• h is Planck's constant (6.63 x 10^-34 Js)
• f is the frequency of the light (2.0 x 10¹⁵ Hz)

Therefore:

E = (6.63 x 10^-34 Js) * (2.0 x 10¹⁵ Hz)

E = 13.26 x 10^-19 J ≈ 1.33 x 10^-18 J