what property of an EM wave describes its energy or how powerful it is?

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what property of an EM wave describes its energy or how powerful it is?

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Energy is determined by the frequency of the wave. The higher the frequency, the more energetic. That means that energy is also inversely related to wavelength (longer wavelength equals lower energy) since the speed of light is equal to wavelength times frequency.

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