University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 1275: Q38.11

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

A high-frequency photon has more energy than a low-energy photon. Ultraviolet photons, with shorter wavelength and higher frequency compared to visible light, have more energy. A visible photon cannot be converted to even a single ultraviolet photon. Processes where multiple visible photons arrive and interact with a phosphor to create a single UV photon are too rare to exploit.
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