College Physics (7th Edition)

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Chapter 27 - Quantum Physics - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 935: 18

Answer

In $1$ minute we will get $4.1478\times10^{20}$ photons

Work Step by Step

Average wavelength of visible light is given as $\lambda=550nm=550\times10^{-9}m=5.5\times10^{-7}m$ Energy of a Quanta of light is $E=hf=\frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $h=6.63\times10^{-34} J.s$, $c=3\times10^{8}m/s$, $\lambda=5.5\times10^{-7}m$ putting these values we will get $E=hf=\frac{6.63\times10^{-34} J.s\times3\times10^{8}m/s}{5.5\times10^{-7}m}$ $E=hf=3.61636\times10^{-19}J$ $3.61636\times10^{-19}J$ energy is equivalent to $1$ photon so $1J$ energy will be equivalent to $\frac{1}{3.61636\times10^{-19}}=0.2769241\times10^{19}=2.769241\times10^{18}$ photons $100W= 100J/s$ 2.5 % of $ 100J/s$ will be = $\frac{100\times2.5}{100}J/s=2.5J/s$ we are getting $ 2.5J/s$ energy as visible light. means $ 2.5J$ energy in $1$ seconds. ( $1J$ energy is equal to $2.769241\times10^{18}$ photons so $2.5 J$ will be equal to $2.5\times2.769241\times10^{18}$ photons ) means $2.5\times2.769241\times10^{18}$ photons n $1$ seconds. means $6.9130\times10^{18}$ photons n $1$ seconds. so in $1$ minute =$60$ seconds we will get $60\times6.9130\times10^{18}$ photons In $1$ minute we will get $4.1478\times10^{20}$ photons
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