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Grade upto college level Modern Physics

Visible light has wavelengths in the range of 400 nm to 780 nm. Calculate the range of energy of the photons of visible light.

Profile image of Shane Macguire
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago
Sol. λ base 1 = 400 nm to λ base 2 = 780 nm E = hv = hc/λ h = 6.63 * 10^-34 j – s, c = 3 * 10^8 m/s, λ base 1 = 400 nm, λ base 2 = 780 nm E base 1 = 6.63 * 10^-34 * 3 * 10^8/400 * 10^-9 = 6.63 *3/4 * 10^-19 = 5 * 10^-19 J. E base 2 = 6.63 *3/47.8 * 10^-19 = 2.55 * 10^-19 J So, the range is 5 * 10^-19 J to 2.25 * 10^-19 J.