Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1181: 3

Answer

$1.1\times 10^{45}~photons/s$

Work Step by Step

We can find the energy of each photon: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $E = \frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34}~J\cdot s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{550\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = 3.616\times 10^{-19}~J$ We can find the rate at which the sun emits photons: $\frac{3.9\times 10^{26}~W}{3.616\times 10^{-19}~J} = 1.1\times 10^{45}~photons/s$
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