Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Ray Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 690: 23

Answer

$1581\;\rm nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that the intensity of scattered light $I$ is inversely proportional to ${\lambda^4}$. So $$I\propto \dfrac{1}{\lambda^4}$$ Hence, $$I_{\rm 500nm}\propto \dfrac{1}{500^4}$$ $$I_{\rm IR}\propto\dfrac{1}{\lambda_{IR}^4}$$ Divide $I_{\rm 500nm}$ by $I_{IR}$; $$\dfrac{I_{\rm 500nm}}{I_{IR}}=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{500^4}}{\dfrac{1}{\lambda_{IR}^4}}$$ and we are given that $I_{\rm IR}=0.01I_{\rm 500nm}$ $$\dfrac{ \color{red}{\bf\not} I_{\rm 500nm}}{0.01 \color{red}{\bf\not} I_{\rm 500nm}}= \dfrac{\lambda_{IR}^4}{500^4} $$ $$100= \dfrac{\lambda_{IR}^4}{500^4} $$ $$500^4\times 100= \lambda_{IR}^4 $$ Thus, $$ \lambda_{IR} =\sqrt[4]{500^4\times 100} =\color{red}{\bf 1581}\;\rm nm$$
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