What is the wavelength of a 2.0mWIaser from which "6×1015 photons emanate every second?

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The wavelength of a 2.0mWIaser from which 6×1015 photons emanate every second is 6.00nm.

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Each photon's energy is inversely proportional to the light's frequency. A light beam also has the potential to include any number of photons, which contributes to its total power. The amount of energy a beam transmits in a given amount of time is its power.

The power of the photon is,

P=nhcλt

Here, P is the power, n is the number of photons, h is the plank’s constant, cis the speed of light, λis the wavelength, and tis the time.

Consider the given data as below.

The power, P=2mW=0.002W

The number of electrons, n=6×1015electrons

Plank’s constant, h=6.636×10-34Js

Speed of light, c=3×108ms

On rearranging equation (1).

localid="1657553432021" λ=nhcPt

Substitute known values in the above equation.

localid="1657553527687" λ=nhcPt=6×1015×6.636×10-34×3×108.0.002×1=5.967×10-7m

On converting into nanometres,

λ=5.967×10-7m1×10-7m1nm=5.967nm600nm

Hence, the wavelength of light that produces if is 600nm.

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