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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

The eyes of a certain member of the reptile family pass a visual signal to the brain when the visual receptors are struck by photons of wavelength 890 nm. If a total energy of 3.15 × 10-14J is required to trip the signal, what is the minimum number of photons that must strike the receptor?

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
E=nhc/lambda