Sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface has an intensity of

Chapter 8, Problem 68GP

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Sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface has an intensity of about \(1000 \ \mathrm {W/m}^2\). Estimate how many photons per square meter per second this represents. Take the average wavelength to be 550 nm.

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