Calculate λ (in nm) for a photon with E = 2.68x10-15 J?
Relation between energy, speed of light and wavelength can be given as:
E = hc/wavelength
where, h = Plank`s constant = 6.626 x 10-34Js and c = speed of light = 3 x 108 m/s
Given E = 2.68 x 10-15 and wavelength = ?
from above relation, wavelength = hc/E
wavelength = 6.626 x 10-34 x 3 x 108 / 2.68 x 10-15
wavelength = 19.878 x 10-11 / 2.68
wavelength = 7.42 x 10-11m
wavelength = 7.42 x 10-11 x 109 nm (1m = 109 nm)
wavelength = 7.42 x 10-2 nm
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