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Chapter 21 Problem 21.82

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Oxygenated hemoglobin absorbs weakly in the red (hence its red color) and strongly in the near infrared, whereas deoxygenated hemoglobin has the opposite absorption. This fact is used in a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen saturation in arterial blood. The device clips onto the end of a persons fi nger and has two light- emitting diodesa red (660 nm) and an infrared (940 nm)and a photocell that detects the amount of light transmitted through the fi nger at each wavelength. (a) Determine the frequency of each of these light sources. (b) If 67% of the energy of the red source is absorbed in the blood, by what factor does the amplitude of the electromagnetic wave change? Hint: The intensity of the wave is equal to the average power per unit area as given by Equation 21.28.

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Title College Physics, 8 
Author Raymond A. Serway Chris Vuille, Jerry S. Faughn
ISBN 9780495386933

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