University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles - Problems - Exercises - Page 1275: 38.4

Answer

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Work Step by Step

a. The energy is $Pt=(0.600W)(0.0200)=0.0120J=7.50\times10^{16}eV$. b. Find the energy of one photon. $$ E=hf=h\frac{c}{\lambda}$$ $$E=\frac{1.24\times10^{-6}eV\cdot m}{652\times10^{-9}m}=1.90 eV=3.04\times10^{-19}J$$ c. The number of photons in a pulse is $\frac{0.0120J }{3.04\times10^{-19}J }=3.94\times10^{16}$.
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