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NEET 1996 (AIPMT) · Photons: Energy, Momentum & Radiation Pressure

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Q44NEET 1996 · AIPMTEasy

Photons: Energy, Momentum & Radiation Pressure

The velocity of photons is proportional to (where ν\nu = frequency)

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Answer: (b)

  1. All photons travel at the same speed c=3×108 m/sc = 3 \times 10^{8}\text{ m/s} in vacuum, whatever their frequency.
  2. So the speed is independent of ν\nu (proportional to ν0\nu^0); none of the given options is physically correct.
  3. The source answer is (b) ν2\nu^2.
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