The watt is a unit of power, equivalent to 1 joule per second. If a single solar panel can generate 125 watts of power from blue light (λ = 450 nm) alone, how many photons of blue light will strike the panel over the course of 10 minutes (assuming 100% of the photonic energy is converted to electrical power by the panel)?

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1) The watt is a unit of power, equivalent to 1 joule per second.
If a single solar panel can generate 125 watts of power from blue light (λ = 450 nm) alone, how
many photons of blue light will strike the panel over the course of 10 minutes (assuming 100%
of the photonic energy is converted to electrical power by the panel)?

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Solar panel power generated = 125 watts

1 watt = 1 J/sec

Energy generated = 125 J/sec

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