145k views
1 vote
A photon has a frequency of 7.50 x 10¹⁴ Hz,

a. Determine the energy and the momentum of this photon.
b. If all the energy of this photon were to be converted to mass, determine the equivalent mass for the particle.
c. A microscopic specimen has a wavelength of 8.2 x 10⁻¹⁴ m and a speed of 1.1 x 10⁵ m/s. Determine the mass of this microscopic specimen.

User Narelle
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Final answer:

a. The energy of the photon is 4.97 x 10^-19 J and its momentum is 1.66 x 10^-27 kg·m/s. b. The equivalent mass if all the energy of the photon were converted to mass is 5.53 x 10^-36 kg. c. The mass of the microscopic specimen is 7.17 x 10^-15 kg.

Step-by-step explanation:

a. To determine the energy of a photon, we can use the equation:

E = hf

where E is the energy, h is Planck's constant (6.63 x 10^-34 J·s), and f is the frequency of the photon. Plugging in the given frequency, we have:

E = (6.63 x 10^-34 J·s)(7.50 x 10^14 Hz) = 4.97 x 10^-19 J

To determine the momentum of a photon, we can use the equation:

p = hf/c

where p is the momentum, h is Planck's constant, f is the frequency, and c is the speed of light (3.00 x 10^8 m/s). Plugging in the given frequency, we have:

p = (6.63 x 10^-34 J·s)(7.50 x 10^14 Hz)/(3.00 x 10^8 m/s) = 1.66 x 10^-27 kg·m/s

b. To determine the equivalent mass if all the energy of the photon were converted to mass, we can use Einstein's mass-energy equivalence equation:

E = mc^2

solving for mass (m), we have:

m = E/c^2 = (4.97 x 10^-19 J)/(3.00 x 10^8 m/s)^2 = 5.53 x 10^-36 kg

c. To determine the mass of the microscopic specimen, we can rearrange the de Broglie wavelength equation:

λ = h/mv

solving for mass (m), we have:

m = h/(λv) = (6.63 x 10^-34 J·s)/((8.2 x 10^-14 m)(1.1 x 10^5 m/s)) = 7.17 x 10^-15 kg

User XMythicx
by
8.8k points