Questions: What is the energy of a photon of yellow light whose wavelength is 489 nm? (Planck's constant, h = 6.626 x 10^-34 J . s; Speed of light = 3.0 x 10^8 m / s)
3.38 x 10^-28 J
4.07 x 10^-19 J
5.09 x 10^5 J
3.37 x 10^-19 J
3.37 x 10^-10 J
Transcript text: What is the energy of a photon of yellow light whose wavelength is 489 nm ? (Planck's constant, $\boldsymbol{h}$ $=6.626 \times 10^{-34} \mathrm{~J} . \mathrm{s}$; Speed of light $=3.0 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ )
$3.38 \times 10^{-28} \mathrm{~J}$
$4.07 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$
$5.09 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{~J}$
$3.37 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{~J}$
$3.37 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~J}$
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Understand the Problem
We need to calculate the energy of a photon of yellow light with a given wavelength of 489 nm. We will use the formula for the energy of a photon, which is given by:
\[
E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}
\]
where:
\( E \) is the energy of the photon,
\( h = 6.626 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{J} \cdot \text{s} \) is Planck's constant,
\( c = 3.0 \times 10^{8} \, \text{m/s} \) is the speed of light,
\( \lambda = 489 \, \text{nm} = 489 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{m} \) is the wavelength of the light.