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l = c/n   c= 3.00 X 108 m/s

E = hn      h= 6.626 x 10-34 J/Hz          1Hz = 1/s

1)  What is the energy of a photon whose frequency is 3.0 X 1012 Hz?


      E =[6.626 x 3.0] 10 (-34+12) J

2)  Calculate n for a l = 700 nm. n = c/l nm = nanometers
     Calculate n for a l = 400 nm. n = c/l nm = nanometers
     Calculate the energy for each wavelength.
     Which wavelength has the greatest frequency? Which wavelength has more energy?

      Red 700nm
      n = 4.3 x 1014 /s    or  4.3 x 1014 Hz

      Blue 400 nm
      n = 7.5 x 1014 /s    or  7.5 x 1014 Hz


    
Red
      E = 2.8 x 10-19 


    
Blue
      E = 5.0 x 10-19  J

      Blue, 400 nm, has the greatest frequency and the greatest energy.

3)  A red light has a wavelength of 728 nm.  
     What is the frequency of the light?
     What is the speed of the wave in m/s?


      n = 4.12 x 1014 /s    or  4.12 x 1014 Hz

      speed = wavelength x frequency
      speed = 2.99 x 108 m/s

4) A purple light has a frequency of 7.42 x 1014 Hz.  
    What is its wavelength in nm?
    What is the energy of one quanta of light.

      l = 404 nm

      E = 4.91 x 10-19  J

5) You broke your big toe!  The x ray they take of  toe uses waves that have a length 
     2.19 x 1010m.
     What is the speed of the wave in m/s?
     What is the wavelength in nm?
     What is the frequency of the x ray?

      n = 1.37 x 10-2 /s    or  1.37 x 10-2 Hz

      speed = wavelength x frequency
      speed = 3.0003 x 108 m/s

      l = 404 nm

 

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