Elaborate on the difference between the energy of the two waves seen here:



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Wave B has more energy than Wave A because the frequency of Wave B is greater.
Wave B has more energy than Wave A because the frequency of Wave B is greater.

Wave energy is directly proportional to frequency and wavelength, therefore Wave A has more energy.
Wave energy is directly proportional to frequency and wavelength, therefore Wave A has more energy.

Wave B has more energy: the amplitude of Wave B is double that of Wave A.
Wave B has more energy: the amplitude of Wave B is double that of Wave A.

Wave A has more energy than Wave B because the wavelength of Wave A is greater.

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Best answer: "Wave B has more energy: the amplitude of Wave B is double that of Wave A."

Why: For ordinary (mechanical) waves the energy transported is proportional to the square of the amplitude. If B’s amplitude is twice A’s, B carries 2^2 = 4 times the energy. The choices that cite wavelength as giving more energy are wrong; wavelength alone does not increase the energy carried in the way stated.

Caveat: for quantum/EM photons, the energy of each photon is proportional to frequency (E = hf). In that context amplitude (field strength or intensity) affects the number of photons (total energy flux), while frequency sets the energy per photon.