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Consider a photon with energy 1.5 eV. 1. What is its wavelength in nanometers? 2. What is its frequency in hertz? 3. What type of electromagnetic radiation is it?

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1. What is its wavelength in nanometers?

2. What is its frequency in hertz?

3. What type of electromagnetic radiation is it?

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