In the visible spectrum, red light has the lowest frequency and violet light has the highest. List the following colors in order of increasing energy. green blue yellow orange A) blue, green, yellow, orange B) orange, yellow, green, blue C) yellow, orange, blue, green D) green, blue, orange, w

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17 November, 05:19

In the visible spectrum, red light has the lowest frequency and violet light has the highest. List the following colors in order of increasing energy. green blue yellow orange A) blue, green, yellow, orange B) orange, yellow, green, blue C) yellow, orange, blue, green D) green, blue, orange, w

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Kelsey Neal · Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B) orange, yellow, green, blue

the energy of the photons of light is directly proportional to the frequency of the light. This means that the lower the frequency, the lower the energy, and the higher the frequency, the greater the energy.

Therefore, the order in increasing energy is exactly the same as the order in increasing frequency, which is:

orange, yellow, green, blue