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What colors of visible light have the highest-energy photons?
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The colors of visible light are determined by their wavelengths, with violet having the shortest wavelength and red having the longest wavelength. The energy of a photon is inversely proportional to its wavelength, meaning that shorter wavelengths have higher Show more…
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