The radioactive decay of unstable isotopes continually generates new energy within Earth's crust and mantle, providing the primary source of the heat that drives mantle convection. Plate tectonics can be viewed as the surface expression of mantle convection.
Answer:
Ne
Explanation:
Noble gas, Unreactive therefore does not exist as a diatomic molecule
We first calculate the energy contained in one photon of this light using Planck's equation:
E = hc/λ
E = 6.63 x 10⁻³⁴ x 3 x 10⁸ / 590 x 10⁻⁹
E = 3.37 x 10⁻²² kJ/photon
Now, one mole of atoms will excite one mole of photons. This means that 6.02 x 10²³ photons will be excited
(3.37 x 10⁻²² kJ/photon) x (6.02 x 10²³ photons / mol)
The energy released will be 202.87 kJ/mol
Number of photons can be calculated by dividing the needed energy by the energy per photon.
The minimum energy needed is given as 2 x 10^-17 joules
Energy per photon = hc / lambda where h is planck's constant, c is the speed of light and lambda is the wavelength
Energy per photon = (<span>6.626 x 10^-34 x 3 x 10^8) / (475 x 10^-9)
= 4.18 x 10^-19 J
number of photons = (2 x 10^-17) / (4.18 x 10^-19)
= 47.79 photons which is approximately 48 photons</span>
Answer:
when a substance is heated it gains thermal energy. Therefore its particles move faster and its temperature rises. when a substance is cool it loses thermal energy which causes its particles to move more slowly and its temperature to drop
