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Quiz 27: Quantum Optics
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Question 41
Short Answer
A small gas laser of the type used in classrooms may radiate light at a power level of 2.0 mW.If the wavelength of the laser light is 642 nm,how many photons does it emit per second? (c = 3.0 × 10
8
m/s,h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 42
Multiple Choice
Gamma rays are photons with very high energy.How many visible-light photons with a wavelength of 500 nm would you need to equal the energy of a gamma-ray photon with energy
4.1
×
1
0
−
13
J
?
4.1 \times 10^{ - 13} \mathrm {~J} ?
4.1
×
1
0
−
13
J
?
Question 43
Multiple Choice
What is the photon energy of red light having a wavelength of 6.40 × 10
2
nm? (c = 3.00 × 10
8
m/s,h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 44
Multiple Choice
An 84-kW AM radio station broadcasts at 1000 kHz.How many photons are emitted each second by the transmitting antenna? (h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 45
Short Answer
If the longest wavelength of light that is able to dislodge electrons from a metal is 373 nm,what is the work function of that metal,in electron-volts? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J,c = 3.00 × 10
8
m/s,h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 46
Short Answer
A metal surface has a work function of 2.50 eV.What is the longest wavelength of light that will eject electrons from the surface of this metal? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J,c = 3.00 × 10
8
m/s,h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 47
Short Answer
The human eye can just detect green light of wavelength 500 nm if it arrives at the retina at the rate of 2 × 10
-18
W.How many photons arrive each second? (c = 3.0 × 10
8
m/s,h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)