To complete the given table for visible light:
where:
h = Planck’s constant (6.626 × 10–34 J • s)
v = frequency (in s–1)
where:
c = speed of light (3.0 × 108 m/s)
Color wavelength, nm
Violet 380 – 450 nm
Blue 450 – 495 nm
Green 495 – 570 nm
Yellow 570 – 590 nm
Orange 590 – 620 nm
Red 620 – 750 nm
a) Find v, E, color of light
v = 4.203 × 1014 s-1
Complete this table for visible light
Wavelength (nm) Frequency(s-1) Energy per photon (J) Color
a. 713.7 __________ _____________ __________
b. ______ 5.376 x 10 14 _____________ __________
c. ______ __________ _____________ yellow
d. ______ __________ 4.415 x 10 -19 __________
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