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The Line Spectrum of lithium has a red line at 670.8nm. Calculate the energy of a photon with this wavelength (Chemistry)

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 Jun 18, 2015

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Energy of photon = hc/λ where h is the Planck constant (h = 6.6260693*10-34 joule.sec), c is speed of light (c =  299792458 m/sec) and λ is wavelength (λ = 670.8*10-9 m)

 

So:  Energy = 6.6260693*10^(-34)*299792458/(670.8*10^-9) ≈ 3*10-19 joules

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 Jun 18, 2015
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Energy of photon = hc/λ where h is the Planck constant (h = 6.6260693*10-34 joule.sec), c is speed of light (c =  299792458 m/sec) and λ is wavelength (λ = 670.8*10-9 m)

 

So:  Energy = 6.6260693*10^(-34)*299792458/(670.8*10^-9) ≈ 3*10-19 joules

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Alan Jun 18, 2015

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