2007-09-20 08:06:47 · 4 answers · asked by bjaiah1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I'm really just guessing, but maybe a photon of, let's say, violet light is carrying more energy than a photon of red light?
2007-09-20 08:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by Robert K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy.
In the wave description of light it is wavelength, or frequency, that is the color.
The energy of a photon of light is proportional to the frequency. Blue photons have more energy than red photons.
2007-09-20 08:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The particle is a photon. It can be described by the energy of the photon. Frequency and wavelength wouldn't make sense because those describe waves.
2007-09-20 18:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Color is nothing more than the observable wavelength of a photon. And yes, the more towards violet in teh spectrum one goes, the shorter the wavelength. The shorter the wavelength, the greater the energy.
2007-09-20 08:21:43 · answer #4 · answered by most important person you know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋