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: 7

Answer

$P = 1.1\times 10^{-10}~W$

Work Step by Step

We can find the photon energy: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $E = \frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34}~J\cdot s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{500\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = 3.978\times 10^{-19}~J$ Since the detector absorbs 80% of the incident light, the number of photons each second in the area of the detector is $5.000~s^{-1}$ We can find the power of the emitter: $P = I~A$ $P = [\frac{(5.000)(3.978\times 10^{-19}~J)}{2.00\times 10^{-6}~m^2}]~(4\pi)(3.00~m)^2$ $P = 1.1\times 10^{-10}~W$
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