Dual Nature of Matter

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Question 162 of 200

Given below are two statements:
Statement
I:I: Two photons having equal linear momenta have equal wavelengths.
Statement
II:II: If the wavelength of the photon is decreased, then the momentum and energy of a photon will also decrease.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Answer: (C) Statement II is true but Statement IIII is false

If linear momentum are equal then wavelength also equal.
The momentum
pp and energy EE of a photon is given by,
p=hλ,E=hcλp=\dfrac{h}{\lambda },E=\dfrac{hc}{\lambda }; where cc is speed of light and hh is Plank's constant.
On decreasing wavelength, momentum and energy of photon increases.

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