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All EM waves travel at the speed of light, but for example an Xray has more energy than a microwave.

So were has the 'extra' energy of the Xray come from? It can't be kinetic because both waves have the same speed

help please

2006-11-08 08:37:05 · 3 answers · asked by benabean87 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

3 answers

Its the frequency/wavelength.

The "energy" of an EM wave is in its photons. Each photon
has energy of hf, where h is Plank's constant and f is the freq.
Since Xrays are higher freq than microwaves or light waves, they
carry more energy.

2006-11-08 08:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jim C 3 · 0 0

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2016-12-14 03:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The energies of electromagnetic waves are energy transfer from an electronic device called radio transmitter. Its energy is measured in Kilowatts. The same energy is transferedi in space in the form of a disturbance called radio wave frequencies.
It is the frequency of the radiation that determines the amount of energy tranfered.

2006-11-08 08:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by goring 6 · 0 0

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