Question

A visible light has a wavelength of 727.3 nm. Determine its frequency, energy per photon, and color.

Answer 1

Answer:

$f=4.12\times 10^{14}\ Hz$ and $E=2.73\times 10^{-19}\ J$

Explanation:

The wavelength of a visible light is 727.3 nm.

$727.3\ nm=727.3 \times 10^{-9}\ m$

The formula is as follows :

$c=f\lambda$

f is the frequency of the visible light

$f=\dfrac{c}{\lambda}\\\\f=\dfrac{3\times 10^8}{727.3 \times 10^{-9}}\\\\f=4.12\times 10^{14}\ Hz$

Energy of a photon is given by :

E = hf, h is Planck's constant

$E=6.63\times 10^{-34}\times 4.12\times 10^{14}\\\\E=2.73\times 10^{-19}\ J$

Red color has a frequency of $4.12\times 10^{14}\ Hz$ and energy per photon is $2.73\times 10^{-19}\ J$.