Problem 361. Energy of a photon

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Given the frequency F of a photon in giga hertz.
Find energy E of this photon in giga electron volts.
Assume h, Planck's constant is about 4 femto electron-volt-second.
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For more info: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_constant>

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akihisa yorozu on 22 Sep 2021

Photon energy calculation is well known equation to the person who learned physics. This problem using not "J" but "eV" as the unit. Take care!

GeeTwo on 24 Dec 2022

E=hf. The test cases are just wrong.

Cinzia on 19 Sep 2023

The test case should be updatet, it does not account for numerical differences. Also why not use a more accurate value for the Planck constant? As it is now one hase to reverse engineer the Planck constant from the test cases and then use that one. And then it even fails the test case...

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