Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 30 - The Nature of the Atom - Problems - Page 874: 47

Answer

$3.98\times10^{14}$ photons.

Work Step by Step

Energy of one photon $E=\frac{hc}{\lambda}$ where $h$ is the Planck's constant, $c$ is the speed of light and $\lambda$ is the wavelength. $\implies E=\frac{(6.626\times10^{-34}\,Js)(3.00\times10^{8}\,m/s)}{633\times10^{-9}\,m}=3.14\times10^{-19}\,J$ $\text{Total energy}=\text{Power}\times\text{time}$ $=5.00\times10^{-3}\,W\times25.0\times10^{-3}\,s=1.25\times10^{-4}\,J$ $\text{No. of photons}=\frac{\text{Total energy}}{\text{Energy of one photon}}=\frac{1.25\times10^{-4}\,J}{3.14\times10^{-19}\,J}=3.98\times10^{14}$
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