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27 Nov 2019
Solar radiation falls on Earthâs surface at a
rate of 1900 W/m^2
.
Assuming that the radiation has an average
wavelength of 560 nm, how many photons per
square meter per second fall on the surfaces?
The speed of light is 3 Ã 10^8 m/s and Planckâs
constant is 6.62607 Ã 10^â34
J · s.
Answer in units of photon/(m^2· s)
Okay so using ÎE = hf with h as planck's constant and f asfrequency, I plugged in f = c/λ with c = speed of light and λ beingthe wavelength.
Came out with ÎE = hc/λ, some constant J per photon
I converted Watts into Joules per second
so I ended up with (1900 J/m^2·s)/(ÎE J/photon), the units cancelto be photon per m^2 per second but the constant 1900/ÎE seems tobe incorrect. Am I using the right method?
Solar radiation falls on Earthâs surface at a
rate of 1900 W/m^2
.
Assuming that the radiation has an average
wavelength of 560 nm, how many photons per
square meter per second fall on the surfaces?
The speed of light is 3 Ã 10^8 m/s and Planckâs
constant is 6.62607 Ã 10^â34
J · s.
Answer in units of photon/(m^2· s)
Okay so using ÎE = hf with h as planck's constant and f asfrequency, I plugged in f = c/λ with c = speed of light and λ beingthe wavelength.
Came out with ÎE = hc/λ, some constant J per photon
I converted Watts into Joules per second
so I ended up with (1900 J/m^2·s)/(ÎE J/photon), the units cancelto be photon per m^2 per second but the constant 1900/ÎE seems tobe incorrect. Am I using the right method?
Nelly StrackeLv2
15 Nov 2019