energy can be transferred by particle as well as by waves. How can we experimently distinguished between these method of energy transferred?

Dear Student

Energy of waves such electromagnetic waves is given by E=hf=p c=h c\l

Where h is Planck constant,c is light speed which is constant and l is the wave length.,so E=const.\l, therefore measuring l gives the energy E.or measuring the frequency gives the energy E.

Where energy of moving particle is E=1\2 mv^2 ,so knowing the mass m in kg,and the velocity v ,E can be found,

So,they have different ways of measuring the energy they carry.


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