Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1364: 37a

Answer

$E = (4.28\times 10^{-10}~MeV/K)~T$

Work Step by Step

We can find an expression for the energy of a photon: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda_{max}}$ $E = \frac{hc}{(2898~\mu m~K)/T}$ $E = \frac{(6.626\times 10^{-34}~J~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{(2898~\mu m~K)}~T$ $E = (6.859\times 10^{-23}~J/K)~T$ $E = (6.859\times 10^{-23}~J/K)(\frac{1~eV}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~J})~T$ $E = (4.28\times 10^{-4}~eV/K)~T$ $E = (4.28\times 10^{-10}~MeV/K)~T$
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