A certain shade of blue has a frequency of 7.17 * 1014 hz. what is the energy of exactly one photon of this light?

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Dominique Gonzalez

Chemistry

2 December, 03:04

A certain shade of blue has a frequency of 7.17 * 1014 hz. what is the energy of exactly one photon of this light?

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William Erickson · Answer 1

Answer is: the energy of exactly one photon of this light is 4.75·10⁻¹⁹ J.

Photon energy equation: E = h·ν.

E - energy of one photon.

ν - frequency.

h - Planck's constant.

ν = 7.17·10¹⁴ Hz.

h = 6.63·10⁻³⁴ J·s.

E = 6.63·10⁻³⁴ J·s · 7.17·10¹⁴ Hz.

E = 4.75·10⁻¹⁹ J.