Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 29 - Particles and Waves - Problems - Page 841: 15

Answer

(a) $f=1.040727\times10^{13}Hz$ (b) Infrared region of electromagnetic spectrum.

Work Step by Step

From equation 29.6 momentum of photon is given by $p=\frac{h}{\lambda}$ given that $p=2.3\times10^{-29}kg.m/s$, $h=6.63\times10^{-34}J.s$ so $\lambda=\frac{h}{p}$ so $\lambda=\frac{6.63\times10^{-34}J.s}{2.3\times10^{-29}kg.m/s}=2.882608\times10^{-5}m$ $\lambda=28826.08\times10^{-9}m=28826.08nm\approx28826nm$ (a) calculation of frequency now since $f=\frac{c}{\lambda}$ putting $c=3\times10^{8}m/s$, $\lambda= 2.8826\times10^{-5}m$ $f=\frac{c}{\lambda} =\frac{3\times10^{8}m/s}{2.8826\times10^{-5}m}=1.040727\times10^{13}/s$ or $f=1.040727\times10^{13}Hz$ (b) Frequency suggests that it belongs to infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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