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What is the term for the energy carried by a photon proportional to its frequency?

Q: What is the term for the energy carried by a photon proportional to its frequency?

Correct Answer: Photon energy. Photon energy describes the discrete amount of energy carried by a single photon, calculated by multiplying its frequency by Planck's constant. Higher frequency photons, such as ultraviolet or gamma rays, carry significantly more energy.

A Kinetic energy
B Potential energy
C Photon energy
D Binding energy

Correct Answer: Option C — Photon energy

Explanation:

Photon energy describes the discrete amount of energy carried by a single photon, calculated by multiplying its frequency by Planck's consta...

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Subject	Physics
Difficulty	Medium
Exam Types	ppsc
Correct	Option C

What is the term for the energy carried by a photon proportional to its frequency?

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