Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1181: 9a

Answer

$2.96\times 10^{20}~photons/s$

Work Step by Step

We can find the photon energy: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $E = \frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34}~J\cdot s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{589\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $E = 3.377\times 10^{-19}~J$ We can find the rate at which photons are emitted: $\frac{100~W}{3.377\times 10^{-19}~J/photon} = 2.96\times 10^{20}~photons/s$
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