A 100-watt lightbulb radiates energy at a rate of 100 J/s. (The watt, a unit of power, or energy over time, is defined as 1 J/s.) If all of the light emitted has a wavelength of 520nm, how many photons are emitted per second

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Answer:

2.62x10²⁰ photons are emitted per second.

Explanation:

The number of photons emitted per second can be found using the following equation:

[tex] E = \frac{hc}{\lambda} [/tex]   (1)

Where:

h: is the Planck's constant = 6.62x10⁻³⁴ J.s

c: is the speed of light = 3.00x10⁸ m/s

λ: is the wavelength = 520 nm

E: is the energy = 100 J/s

Equation (1) gives the energy for a single photon, so if we have more than one we need to use the term "n" to indicate the number of photons:

[tex] E = \frac{nhc}{\lambda} [/tex]  

By solving the above equation for n we have:

[tex] n = \frac{E \lambda}{hc} = \frac{100 J/s*520 \cdot 10^{-9} m}{6.62 \cdot 10^{-34} J.s*3.00 \cdot 10^{8} m/s} = 2.62 \cdot 10^{20} photons/s [/tex]    

Therefore, 2.62x10²⁰ photons are emitted per second.

 

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The number of photons emitted per second is [tex]2.62 \times 10^{20} \;\rm photons/s[/tex].

Given data:

The power rating of bulb is, P = 100 W.

The rate of energy radiation is, E = 100 J/s.

The wavelength of light is, [tex]\lambda =520 \;\rm nm =520 \times 10^{-9} \;\rm m[/tex].

The number of photons emitted per second can be found using the following equation:

[tex]E=\dfrac{nhc}{\lambda}[/tex]

Here,

n is the number of photons emitted per second.

h is the Planck's constant.

c is the velocity of light.

Solve by substituting the values as,

[tex]100=\dfrac{n \times 6.63 \times 10^{-34} \times (3 \times 10^{8})}{520 \times 10^{-9}}\\\\n = 2.62 \times 10^{20} \;\rm photons/s[/tex]

Thus, we can conclude that the number of photons emitted per second is [tex]2.62 \times 10^{20} \;\rm photons/s[/tex].

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