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Title: How do I find the energy (in eV) of an optical photon of frequency 6.43x10^14 Hz?
Post by: __Aycee on Apr 6, 2013
Find the energy (in eV) of an optical photon of frequency 6.43x10^14 Hz

a. 3.27eV
b. 1.62eV
c. 1.94eV
d. 2.66eV


Title: How do I find the energy (in eV) of an optical photon of frequency 6.43x10^14 Hz?
Post by: micbar on Apr 6, 2013
Energy of photon
=hf (in joules)
=hf/e (in eV) (where, e=1.6x10^-19)
=6.63x10^-34x6.43x10^14/(1.6x10^-19)
=2.66 eV

Answer is d. 2.66eV