Question

What is the energy in joules of one photon of microwaveradiation with a wavelength 0.122m?

Answer 1

Answer: The energy of photon is $162.93\times 10^{-26}J$

Explanation:

The relation between energy and wavelength of light is given by Planck's equation, which is:

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

where,

E = energy of the light  = ?

h = Planck's constant  = $6.626\times 10^{-34}Js$

c = speed of light = $3\times 10^8m/s$

$\lambda$ = wavelength of photon = 0.122 m

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$E=\frac{(6.626\times 10^{-34}Js)\times (3\times 10^8m/s)}{0.122m}\\\\E=162.93\times 10^{-26}J$

Hence, the energy of photon is $162.93\times 10^{-26}J$