The power output of a laser is measured by its wattage, the number of joules of energy it radiates per second (1 W = 13 s¹). A 800.-mW argon laser produces a beam of blue-green light with a wavelength of 496.5 nm (4.965x107 m). (a) Calculate the energy carried by each photon. (b) Calculate the number of photons emitted by the laser per second. (a) (b) J per photon photons per second

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The power output of a laser is measured by its wattage, the number of joules of energy it radiates per second (1 W = 13 s¹). A 800.-mW
argon laser produces a beam of blue-green light with a wavelength of 496.5 nm (4.965x10-7 m).
(a) Calculate the energy carried by each photon.
(b) Calculate the number of photons emitted by the laser per second.
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Transcribed Image Text:The power output of a laser is measured by its wattage, the number of joules of energy it radiates per second (1 W = 13 s¹). A 800.-mW argon laser produces a beam of blue-green light with a wavelength of 496.5 nm (4.965x10-7 m). (a) Calculate the energy carried by each photon. (b) Calculate the number of photons emitted by the laser per second. Submit Answer 5 question attempts remaining (a) (b) J per photon photons per second
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