An electron volt, eV, is, in many cases, a more convenient unit of energy to use to describe atomic and molecular phenomena compared to joules. The human eye, for example, can be thought of as a photodetector sensitive to photons with an energy of 2 to 3 electron volts. If a human eye detects colors that have 2.35 eV of energy, what wavelength, in nm, does it have? Hint: 1 eV 1.602x10-19 J (exact)

An electron volt, eV, is, in many cases, a more convenient unit of energy to use to describe atomic and molecular phenomena compared to joules. The human eye, for example, can be thought of as a photodetector sensitive to photons with an energy of 2 to 3 electron volts. If a human eye detects colors that have 2.35 eV of energy, what wavelength, in nm, does it have? Hint: 1 eV 1.602x10-19 J (exact)

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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