Problem: Determine the energy of 1.60 mol of photons for each of the following kinds of light. (Assume three significant figures.)ultraviolet radiation (155 nm)

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E=hνcλ=λ·ννν=cλE=hcλ


λ=155 nm×10-9 m1 nm

λ = 1.55x10-7 m


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Determine the energy of 1.60 mol of photons for each of the following kinds of light. (Assume three significant figures.)

ultraviolet radiation (155 nm)

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