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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs for photons traversing strong gravitational fields?
A)Gravitational redshift energy decreases✓
B)Blueshift occurs; wavelength decreases
C)No frequency shift near blackholes
D)Speed increases passing celestial objects
💡 Explanation
Gravitational redshift increases, because photons lose energy escaping gravity via the principle of equivalence. The photon's frequency decreases, therefore, as gravitational potential increases, causing redshift, rather than blueshift, which would correspond to an energy gain.
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