The human eye can barely detect a star whose intensity at

Chapter 25, Problem 42P

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Problem 42P

The human eye can barely detect a star whose intensity at the earth’s surface is . If the dark-adapted eye has a pupil diameter of 7.0 mm, how many photons per second enter the eye from the star? Assume the starlight has a wavelength of 550 nm.

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