A 100-watt light bulb radiates energy at a rate of 100 J/s. (The watt, a unit of power or energy over time, is defined as 1 J/s.) If all of the light emitted has a wavelength of 525 nm , how many photons are emitted per second?

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Answer

2.7956 * 10^19 photons

Givens

  • Wavelength = λ = 525 * 10^-9 meters  [1 nmeter = 1*10^-9 meters]
  • c = 3 * 10^8 meters
  • E = ???
  • W = 100  watts
  • t = 1 second
  • h= plank's Constant = 6.26 * 10^-34 J*s

Formula

E = h * c / λ

W = E / t

Solution

E = 6.26 * 10^-34 j*s * 3 * 10^8 m/s /525 * 10^-9 (m)

The meters cancel out. So do the seconds. You are left with Joules as you should be.

E =  3.577 * 10^-18 Joules

What you have found is the energy of 1 photon.

Now you have to find the Joules from the watts.

W = E/t

100 * 1 second = 100 joules

1 photon contains 3.577 * 10 ^ - 18 Joules

x photon = 100 joules                        

1/x = 3.577 * 10^-18 / 100                          Cross multiply

100 = 3.577 * 10 ^ - 18 * x                         Divide both sides by 3.577 * 10 ^ - 18

100/3.577 * 10 ^ - 18 = 3.577 * 10 ^ - 18x / 3.577 * 10 ^ - 18

2.7956 * 10^19 photons = x


The number of photons emitted per second will be "[tex]2.6\times 10^{20}[/tex]".

According to the question'

Energy,

  • E = 100 J

Planks constant,

  • h = [tex]6.63\times 10^{-34} \ J.s[/tex]

Velocity of light,

  • c = [tex]3\times 10^8 \ m/s[/tex]

Wavelength,

  • λ = 525 nm

or,

           = [tex]525\times \frac{10^{-9}}{1}[/tex]

           = [tex]5.25\times 10^{-7} \ m[/tex]

As we know,

→ Energy, [tex]E = n \frac{hc}{\lambda}[/tex]

The number of photons will be:

= [tex]\frac{E \lambda}{hc}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{100(5.25\times 10^{-7})}{(6.63\times 10^{-34})(3\times 10^8)}[/tex]

= [tex]2.6\times 10^{20}[/tex]

Thus the above solution is correct.

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