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Hi please help, tysm. Answer is in nm

What is the wavelength of a photon if
the
energy is 7.41 x 10-19 J? (h= 6.626 x 10-34 J.
s)

User EdwinGuo
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Answer:

268 nm

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation needed to find wavelength is:

E = hc / w

In this equation,

-----> E = energy (J)

-----> h = Planck's Constant (6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ J*s)

-----> c = speed of light (3.0 x 10⁸ m/s)

-----> w = wavelength (m)

To find the wavelength, you can plug the given values into the equation and simplify. Then, you can convert meters to nanometers.

E = hc / w

7.41 x 10⁻¹⁹ J = (6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ J*s)(3.0 x 10⁸ m/s) / w <---- Input given values

7.41 x 10⁻¹⁹ J = 1.9878 x 10⁻²⁵ / w <----- Simplify

(7.41 x 10⁻¹⁹ J) x w = 1.9878 x 10⁻²⁵ <----- Rearrange

w = 2.68 x 10⁻⁷ m <----- Simplify

2.68 x 10⁻⁷ m 1 x 10⁹ nm
---------------------- x ---------------------- = 268 nm
1 m

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