The energy of a photon is 1.5MeV. Calculate the frequency associated with this photon energy and state an appropriate unit in your answer.

E=1.5MeV = (1.5x10^6)(1.6x10^-19)J = 2.4x10^-13J E=hf, f=E/h = (2.4x10^-13)/(6.63x10^-34)=3.6x10^20Hz

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