General Physics, 2nd Edition
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Author: Morton M. Sternheim
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1. You have orange light with a wavelength of 615 nm.
a. What is the frequency of this light?
b. What is the energy of one photon of this light?
A tungesten filament is heated to 2600.0 ∘C. Calculate the wavelength for which the emission spectrum of the filament is maximum assuming that it fully absorbes light at all wavelengths.
Select one:
a.λmax=1009 nm
b.λmax=1087 nm
c.λmax=1137 nm
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