Chapter 11: Introduction to Modern Atomic Theory

Experiments by Max Planck established the relationship between the frequency and energy of electromagnetic radiation. The relationship is,

E is the energy of the electromagnetic radiation in units of J(oules), h is Planck's constant and is equal to 6.626 x 10-34 J­s, and nu is the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation.

 

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