University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 38, Problem 38.2E
(a)
To determine
The frequency of the photon.
(b)
To determine
The energy delivered to the receptor cell in joules and electron volts.
(c)
To determine
The speed of a bacterium having the energy found in part (b).
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