Which wave corresponds to higher energy radiation? (LO 5.1) (a)

(b)

Video transcript

Hello everyone today. We have the following problem which of the following wave representations is consistent with high energy radiation. So here we have two options A and B. And so the answer is going to be A. And so why is that? That is because compared to a or compared to be option A option A has a shorter wavelength and that's the lambda sick sick symbol for wavelength. And so recall that the wavelength is the distance between two identical points. So whether that is from the crests at the top, this is a wavelength or if it is a trial, this is also a wavelength, crests are going to be at the top two points and then trolls are going to be at the bottom. Also recall that according to the photon energy formula, which is as follows, the energy designated by E. Is inversely proportional to the wavelength or lambda. So the shorter the wavelength, the higher the energy. So the shorter the wavelength this is going to equal high energy. And so between A and B. A has the shorter distance between two identical points. And with that we've answered the question overall, I hope this helped. And until next time