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Yes, the Planck formula describes the relationship between the energy and frequency of photons (particles of light) emitted from matter at a given temperature. It can be used to quantify the resonant energy levels in different materials.
Specifically, the Planck formula is:
E = hν
Where:
E = Energy of a photon h = Planck's constant ν = Frequency of the photon
This formula shows that the energy of light emitted or absorbed by matter is directly proportional to the frequency of the light.
At the atomic scale, materials can only emit/absorb photons at discrete quantized energy levels due to electronic transitions between quantized energy states. The Planck formula allows calculation of the specific energies corresponding to the spectral emission and absorption lines observed in matter.
So in summary, the Planck formula describes the quantum, resonant energy levels in materials and can be used to measure resonance energies through analysis of emission/absorption spectra. It laid the foundation for quantum physics by demonstrating that light energy is quantized at the microscopic scale.