An infrared photon has a wavelength of 900 nm. An ultraviolet photon has a wavelength of 300 nm.

The energy of the ultraviolet photon is __________the infrared photon

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The energy of a photon is directly proportional to its frequency and inversely proportional to its wavelength. Therefore, the ultraviolet photon, which has a shorter wavelength, has a higher energy compared to the infrared photon.

Therefore, the energy of the ultraviolet photon is greater than the energy of the infrared photon.