Science 10

Science – Grade 10
Quarter 2 – Module 5: Solving Problems Involving Wavelength, Frequency, and
Energy of EM waves
First Edition, 2020

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 Science 10
Quarter 2
Self-Learning Module 5
Solving Problems Involving Wavelength,
Frequency, and Energy of EM waves
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Science 10 Self-Learning Module 5 on Solving Problems

Involving Wavelength, Frequency, and Energy of EM waves
This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and
reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.
This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims
to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them
to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 For the Learner:

Welcome to the Science 10 Self-Learning Module 5 on Solving Problems

Involving Wavelength, Frequency, and Energy of EM waves
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an
active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest – This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS

You have learned in the previous modules how EM waves are propagated
and transmitted as well as their properties. In this module, we will focus on the
calculations of wavelength, frequency and energy of EM waves.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. discuss the symbols and unit of measurement of wavelength, frequency, and
energy;
2. solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and energy of EM waves; and
3. recognize the significance of knowing the wavelength, frequency, and energy of
EM waves to understand where to use them.

PRETEST
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. Which of the following units is used to measure frequency of an EM wave?

A. Hertz
B. Joule
C. Meter
D. Newton

2. Electromagnetic waves differ in wavelength, frequency, and energy that they

possess but they have they same speed, which is equal to the speed of light.
What is the value of the speed of light?
A. 3.0 x 108 mi/hr
B. 3.0 x 106 m/s
C. 3.0 x 108 m/s
D. 3.0 x 108 m

3. Calculate the wavelength of an EM wave with a frequency of 3.0x10 16 Hz.

A. 1.0x10-7 m
B. 1.0x10-8 m
C. 1.0x10-8 J
D. 3.0x10-8 m

4. A microwave has a wavelength of 3.0 x10-3 meters. Calculate its frequency.

A. 1.0 X 105 Hz
B. 1.0 X 106 Hz
C. 1.0 X 107 Hz
D. 1.0 X 10-5 Hz
 5. You are using gadgets for your online learning and for recreation also but
too much exposure to gadgets will cause you health problem due to
radiation from them. Which of the following can you do to avoid such
problem?
a. Become a gadget dependent.
b. Limit the time of using them.
c. Use gadgets the whole day and as much as you want to.
d. Spending the rest of your time for mobile or computer gaming.

RECAP

Choose the word/words in the box that corresponds to the statements below.

1. It is the distance of the waves between one crest to another, or from one
trough to another.

2. The unit of measurement for frequency which is equal to one cycle per
second.

3. A kind of wave that is the result of the combination of propagating electric

and magnetic field. It has a capability of travelling in different media as well
as in vacuum.

4. It refers to the number of cycles occurring per second of a wave.

5. The speed of light of all EM waves.

EM wave Hertz
Wavelength 3.0x108m/s
Frequency 6.62607004 ×10-34 Joule second
 LESSON

You learned in your previous lesson how Electromagnetic wave is transmitted

and propagated as well as its different properties such as wavelength, frequency
and energy. In this lesson you will learn how to solve problems involving
wavelength, frequency, and energy of EM wave.
To calculate those quantities please take note of the important details in the
table presented.

Quantity Symbol Unit of Formula

Measurement
Wavelength λ meter λ=c/f
Frequency f Hertz,1/s f=c/λ
Energy E Joule E=h/f
Table 1: EM waves quantities, symbols, unit, and formula to use
Electromagnetic radiation can be expressed in terms of energy, wavelength,
or frequency. Frequency is measured in cycles per second 1/s, or Hertz.
Wavelength is measured in meters. Energy is measured in Joule. Each of these
three quantities for describing EM radiation are related to each other in a precise
mathematical way. EM waves differ in wavelength, frequency, and energy but they
have the same speed. Wave speed is represented by a symbol c with a unit of meter
per second (m/s) and has a value of 3.0 x 108m/s.

Sample Problems:

1. What is the wavelength of an EM wave with a frequency of 3.0x1015 Hz?

Given:
f=3x1015 Hz
c=3.0x108 m/s
λ=?
Solution:
λ=c/f
λ= 3.0x108 m/s
3.0x1015 Hz
λ= 1.0x10-7 m

2. A certain microwave has a wavelength of 3.2x10-3 meters. Calculate the

frequency of this microwave.
Given:
λ=3.2x10-3 m
c=3.0x108 m/s
f=?
Solution:
f=c/λ
f=3.0x108 m/s
3.2x10-3 m
f= 9.375 x109 /s or 9.375 x109 Hz
 There are seven types of Electromagnetic waves - radio wave, microwave,
infrared, visible light, ultraviolet ray, x-ray and gamma ray. These EM waves differ
in wavelength, frequency as well as energy that they have. Photon is a quantum
unit of electromagnetic energy. It is distinct packet of energy associated with
electromagnetic radiation. Each photon carries energy proportional to the
frequency of the radiation.
E=hf
E is the energy of the photon in Joule; h is as Planck’s constant has a value of
6.62607004 ×10-34 Joule second and f is the frequency of an EM wave measured
in Hertz.

Sample Problem:
1. Calculate the energy possessed by an x-ray whose frequency is
3.0x1017 Hertz.
Given:
f=3.0x1017Hertz
h=6.62607004 ×10-34 Joule seconds
E=?
Solution:
E=hf
E= (6.62607004 ×10-34 J.s) (3.0x1017 1/s)
E= 1.987822101 x 10-16 J

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: “EM Waves: Calculate My Wavelength, Frequency and Energy!”

Learning Competency:
Solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and energy of EM waves.
(S10FE-IIa-b-47.5)
Learning Objectives:
1. Solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and energy of EM waves.
2. Indicate the correct unit of measurement for each quantity.
Materials:
activity sheet, ball pen
Procedure:
Analyze the problem given and calculate the quantity being asked. Use the
correct formula and indicate the unit of measurement of every quantity. Show your
solution on a separate sheet of paper.
1. The red color from the visible light has a wavelength of 6.25 x 107 Hz.
a. Calculate its frequency.
b. Calculate the energy, in joules, of a single photon associated with this
frequency.
2. An EM wave on the border between microwaves and infrared waves has a
frequency of 2x1012 Hz.
a. Calculate the wavelength of this wave in meters.
b. Calculate the carried energy by that EM wave.
Closure:
Did you find it easy to calculate EM waves’ wavelength, frequency and
energy? What are the things that you have to consider in solving the problems to
arrive at the correct answer?
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Activity 2: “EM waves: Can You Determine My Wavelength, Frequency and

Energy?”
Learning Competency:
Solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and energy of EM waves.
(S10FE-IIa-b-47.5)
Learning Objective:
Explain the importance of determining EM waves’ wavelength, frequency
and energy.
Materials:
activity sheet, ball pen
Procedure:
Look around in your home. Identify some of your appliances/gadgets that
use radiation to work. Ask your companions at home if they find them helpful in
your daily activities. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Name of Appliance/Gadget Uses

1.
2.
3.
4.
List of appliances/gadgets that use radiation to work

Guide Questions:
1. Do you find these appliances beneficial in your daily activities at home?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. Do you have an idea of what kind of radiations were emitted by those
appliances? How about their wavelength, frequency and the energy
carried by those types of radiation?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Closure:
What do you think is the importance of determining the wavelength,
frequency and energy of each type of radiation or EM wave?
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 WRAP-UP

Fill in the missing quantity, unit, formula and value in the table below.

Calculate the following Given Formula Answer

quantities:
1. Wavelength 3.9 x 106 Hz _____________ 7.69 x 10 m
2. Frequency 3.8 x 10-7 m f=c/λ _____________
3. ___________ 3.9 x 108Hz E=hf 1.98 x10-25 J
4. Wavelength 1.74 x 108 Hz λ=c/f ____________ m
5. Energy 3.9 x 106
___ E=hf 2.58-27 J
Quantities being asked, given, formula to be used and answer.

VALUING
Activity 3: “EM Waves: Are They Beneficial or Harmful?”
Learning Competency:
Solve problems involving wavelength, frequency, and energy of EM waves.
(S10FE-IIa-b-47.5)
Learning Objective:
Determine the benefits that an EM wave can provide as well as its
harmful effect to human body.
Materials:
activity sheet, ball pen
Procedure:
Refer to your class schedule. If you are going to compare the time spent in
your studies in the face to face scenario and in our new normal form of education
notice that it was reduced to half of the time. The Department of Education,
Division of Pasig City redesigned the schedule because we will be using a Blended
Learning or a combination of online and modular learning. Through the initiative
and help of Pasig City Government you were provided with gadgets to use and the
Department of Education also encourages you to watch the lessons provided in
some of the channels in television. Gadgets such as smart phones, tablets, internet
providers and televisions channels are all using EM waves to cater to their
functions. Kindly write a journal on a short bond paper on how those gadgets and
appliances mentioned helped your Blended learning at home.
Guide Questions:
1. What do you feel when you are using gadgets for a very long time?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

2. What will be its effect to your health? ___________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
3. What do you think are the reasons why your class hours were designed
to 4 hours only, considering the number of hours that you will be
spending using those gadgets?
________________________________________________________________________
Closure:
Do you find EM waves beneficial to your studies? How will you prevent its
harmful effect to your body?
__________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________
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POSTTEST

1. To calculate the energy carried by a photon, Planck’s constant is used. What

is the value of Planck’s constant?
A. 3.0 x 108 Joule second
B. 3.0 x 108 meter/second
C. 6.62607004 ×10-34 Joule second
D. 6.62607004 ×10-34 meter/second

2. Electromagnetic waves are categorized by their wavelength, frequency and

carried energy. Which of the following refers to the quantum unit of
electromagnetic energy?
A. Photon
B. Particle
C. Gamma ray
D. Visible light

3. X-ray used to detect bone fracture has a wavelength of 1.0 x 10 -9 m. What is

its frequency?
A. 3.0 x 10 Hz
B. 3.0 x 10-1 Hz
C. 3.0 x 1017 Hz
D. 3.0 x 10-17 Hz
4. Blue light in the electromagnetic spectrum has a frequency of 6.8 x 10 14 Hz.
How long is the wavelength of blue light?
A. 4.41 x 10-21 m
B. 4.41 x 1021 Hz
C. 4.41 x 1021 m/s
D. 4.41 x 1020 m

5. EM waves have many applications/uses in different industries. We are

already familiar with some of them. The following are those beneficial effects
to us, except:
A. Microwave oven used in cooking
B. X-ray for detecting bone fractures
C. EM waves used in telecommunications
D. Cancer cells due to exposure to high radiation

KEY TO CORRECTION
 References

Science 10 Learning Module pages 146 to 147

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-photon-definition-and-properties-2699039

https://lightcolourvision.org/resource-library/comparing-frequencies-red-violet/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/microwave.htm

https://www.encyclo.co.uk/meaning-of-Photon