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At what wavelength does a 100mW laser deliver 3.5 x 10^17 photonsin one second?

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Question

At what wavelength does a 100mW laser deliver 3.5 x 10^17 photonsin one second?
c = lambda(L) * f ===> L = cf ==> L =hc / E(energy)
h = 6.626x10^-34 (Plancks) c = 3 x 10^8 E = Time * Power?
I think the answer is found by plugging the numbers into theformula L = hc/E, but I'm not sure how to calculate the energyusing the given information, any help would be appreciated.


c = lambda(L) * f ===> L = cf ==> L =hc / E(energy)
h = 6.626x10^-34 (Plancks) c = 3 x 10^8 E = Time * Power?
I think the answer is found by plugging the numbers into theformula L = hc/E, but I'm not sure how to calculate the energyusing the given information, any help would be appreciated.

Explanation / Answer

Power P = 100 mW = 0.1 W

No.of photons per second n = 3.5 * 10 ^ 17

We know P = nhc / lamda

From this lamda = nhc / P