Question

Find the wavelength of a photon which has 500.0 eV of energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

2.5 x 10⁻⁹ m

Explanation:

E = Energy of photon = 500 eV = 500 x 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ J

c = speed of photon = 3 x 10⁸ m/s

λ = wavelength of photon = ?

Energy of photon is given as

$E = \frac{hc}{\lambda }$

inserting the values

$500\times 1.6\times 10^{-19} = \frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})(3\times 10^{8})}{\lambda }$

λ = 2.5 x 10⁻⁹ m