University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles - Problems - Exercises - Page 1275: 38.3

Answer

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Work Step by Step

a. The frequency is $f=\frac{c}{\lambda}=5.00\times10^{14}Hz $. b. Find the energy of one photon. $$ E=hf=h\frac{c}{\lambda}$$ $$E=\frac{1.24\times10^{-6}eV\cdot m}{600\times10^{-9}m}=2.07 eV=3.31\times10^{-19}J$$ The number of photons emitted per second is $\frac{75J}{3.31\times10^{-19}J }=2.3\times10^{20}$ c. No. The frequency of the light depends on the color of the light. The number of photons emitted per second depends on the power output by the source.
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