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An Argon laser gives off pulses of green light (wavelength = 514 nm). If a single pulse from the laser has a total energy of 10.0 mJ how many photons are in the pulse?

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Answer:

[tex]n=2.59\times 10^{16}[/tex] photons

Explanation:

[tex]E=n\times \frac{h\times c}{\lambda}[/tex]

Where,  

n is the number of photons

h is Plank's constant having value [tex]6.626\times 10^{-34}\ Js[/tex]

c is the speed of light having value [tex]3\times 10^8\ m/s[/tex]

[tex]\lambda[/tex] is the wavelength of the light

Given that, wavelength = 514 nm = [tex]514\times 10^{-9}\ m[/tex]

Energy = 10.0 mJ = 0.01 J ( 1 mJ = 0.001 J )

Applying the values as:-

[tex]0.01=n\times \frac{6.626\times 10^{-34}\times 3\times 10^8}{514\times 10^{-9}}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{19.878n}{10^{17}\times \:514}=0.01[/tex]

[tex]n=2.59\times 10^{16}[/tex] photons

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