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Answer: Energy of a PhotonCalculate the energy of one
Chapter , Problem 2PE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 2PE
Energy of a Photon
Calculate the energy of one photon of yellow light that has a wavelength of 589 nm.
(a) A laser emits light that has a frequency of 4.69 * 1014 s-1. What is the energy of one photon of this radiation? (b) If the laser emits a pulse containing 5.0 x 1017 photons of this radiation, what is the total energy of that pulse? (c) If the laser emits 1.3* 10-2 J of energy during a pulse, how many photons are emitted?
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QUESTION:
Problem 2PE
Energy of a Photon
Calculate the energy of one photon of yellow light that has a wavelength of 589 nm.
(a) A laser emits light that has a frequency of 4.69 * 1014 s-1. What is the energy of one photon of this radiation? (b) If the laser emits a pulse containing 5.0 x 1017 photons of this radiation, what is the total energy of that pulse? (c) If the laser emits 1.3* 10-2 J of energy during a pulse, how many photons are emitted?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
The relation between energy and the frequency is as follows;
...............................(1)
Where,
Planck's constant.
Frequency of photon.