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A laser emits light at a wavelength of 678 nm. How many photons are required to emit 1 joule of energy?

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0.342 x [tex]10^(^1^6^)[/tex])  photons are required to emit 1 joule of energy.

What is a photon?

A photon is a particle of light defined as a discrete bundle (or quantum) of electromagnetic (or light) energy.

We need to find the number of photons emitted per second.

So we have E = hc ÷ λ

= (6.6 x [tex]10^-(^3^4^)[/tex]x 3 x [tex]10^8[/tex] m/s) ÷ 6.78 x [tex]10^(^-^7^)[/tex]nm

= 2.92 x [tex]10^(^-^1^9^)[/tex]Joules

Now number of photons per second = I / E (I = intensity)

= 1 x [tex]10^(^-^3^)[/tex] joule / sec ÷ 2.92 x [tex]10^(^-^1^9^)[/tex]joule

= 0.342 x[tex]10^(^1^6^)[/tex]

Hence, 0.342 x [tex]10^(^1^6^)[/tex])  photons are required to emit 1 joule of energy.

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