## What are the units for E

$E=hv$

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### What are the units for E

In the equation E = hv? What are the units for E? Also for the equation E(PHOTON) - E(ENERGY REMOVE e-) = E(EXCESS) = Ek(e-) do all of those variables have the same units and if so what are they?

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### Re: What are the units for E

Since it is Energy your answer should probably be in Joules. If you use the equation to solve for wavelength your answer should be in meters or nanometers.

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### Re: What are the units for E

In the equation E(PHOTON) - E(ENERGY REMOVE e-) = E(EXCESS) = Ek(e-), the units for all energies is Joules (J). For E(PHOTON)=hv, the units for h is Joules*second, and the units for v (frequency) is Hertz. For the kinetic energy equation Ek(e-)=0.5mv^2, mass is in kg and v (velocity) is in meters per second. All the units for these variables are SI units, which means that they are standardized.

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### Re: What are the units for E

The unit for energy is joules (J), but another way to think of joules is as kg*(m^2/s^2), which might be easier in this case to cancel out with the other units of the variables in the equation.

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### Re: What are the units for E

The units for everything should be in Joules, since they are all Energy. Also remember that 1 Joule = 1 kg m^2 / s^2

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### Re: What are the units for E

The equation can be manipulated to to solve for either "E" for energy or for "wavelength." When solving for energy, you would use joules. When given the energy at any question, you would have to solve for "wavelength" meaning your units would be in M for meters, the answer should always be in nanometers, so you would have to multiply "M" by 1x10^-9.

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### Re: What are the units for E

The units should be joules, which is equal to kg*(m^2/s^2)

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### Re: What are the units for E

Energy is measured in Joules. Just remember that Joules can also be measured as kg*(m^2/s^2).

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### Re: What are the units for E

Joules is the SI unit for energy and in the case of E=hv Energy (Joules) = Planck's constant (Joule*Second) x Frequency (Seconds^-1). The units for Planck's constant is in Joule-second which is the product of joules and seconds. Therefore in the equation, the Seconds will cancel leaving only Joules. Just a heads up, Frequency can be given in the SI unit Hertz (Hz) or the inverse of seconds (s^-1) but these are interchangeable and the value will be the same.

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### Re: What are the units for E

Since E is energy the units should be Joules.

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### Re: What are the units for E

When the question is talking about energy you should probably use Joules.

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### Re: What are the units for E

Energy is usually given in Joules after calculations. If you are calculating for wavelength, the problem will often tell you to either give your answer in meters or nanometers.

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### Re: What are the units for E

With your calculations, energy is measured in Joules (J). However, it can also be written as kg*(m^2/s^2) so it helps to be aware of that as well.

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### Re: What are the units for E

Since the units for Planck's constant (h) are Joules second (J.s), the unit for E should Joules (J).

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### Re: What are the units for E

Hi! In the equation E=hv, I believe that the units for E are in Joules. The reasoning behind this is because E is the energy of a photon. Since energy is measured in Joules, E would be in Joules.

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### Re: What are the units for E

The SI unit for Energy is J(joule) and Joule = kgm^2s^-1. And yes the units are all the same in order for you to subtract from one another. If you are adding/subtracting something, the components must have the same unit!