Question
Which photon is more energetic: A red one or a violet one?

Answer

Violet photon has more energy because the energy of a photon is given as: $E = hv$
Since energy is directly proportional to wavelength,
i.e. $v_{voilet} > v_{red},$ the violet photon is more energetic than the red photon.

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