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

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Chapter 41 - Atomic Physics - Exercises and Problems - Page 1245: 21

Answer

$3.18\times 10^{15}~~$ photons are emitted each second.

Work Step by Step

We can find the energy of each photon: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $E = \frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34}~J~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{633\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = 3.142\times 10^{-19}~J$ We can find the number of photons emitted each second: $\frac{1.00\times 10^{-3}~W}{3.142\times 10^{-19}~J} = 3.18\times 10^{15}$ $3.18\times 10^{15}~~$ photons are emitted each second.
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