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Chapter 15, Problem 3E
(a)
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To determine: The energies of photons corresponding to the wavelength at the maximum in the graph for each cone.
(b)
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To determine: The ratio of the scattering efficiency for the maximum wavelength for “blue” cone receptor to the maximum wavelength for “green” cone receptor.
(c)
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To determine: The reason for the blue color of the sky even though all the wavelengths of solar light are scattered by the atmosphere.
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