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: 9b

Answer

The screen should be a distance of $~~4.85\times 10^{7}~m~~$ from the lamp.

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that photons are emitted at a rate of $~~2.96\times 10^{20}~photons/s$ We can find $r$ such that the surface area of a sphere is $2.96\times 10^{20}~cm^2$: $4\pi~r^2 = 2.96\times 10^{20}~cm^2$ $r^2 = \frac{2.96\times 10^{20}~cm^2}{4\pi}$ $r = \sqrt{\frac{2.96\times 10^{20}~cm^2}{4\pi}}$ $r = 4.85\times 10^{7}~m$ The screen should be a distance of $~~4.85\times 10^{7}~m~~$ from the lamp.
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