Question

Use the information about four different waves to answer the question.

Which Wave Contains the Lowest Energy?
Wave # Frequency Wavelength
Wave 1 6.66 × 1014 Hz 450 nm
Wave 2 5.77 × 1014 Hz 520 nm
Wave 3 4.61 × 1014 Hz 650 nm
Wave 4 4.28 × 1014 Hz 700 nm
Which wave contains the lowest energy?

(1 point)
Responses

wave 2
wave 2

wave 4
wave 4

wave 3
wave 3

wave 1

Answer 1

Wave 4

Energy ∝ frequency, and Wave 4 has the lowest frequency (4.28 × 10^14 Hz) and longest wavelength (700 nm), so it has the lowest energy.