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QJEEM21Ch5eb2: JEE Main 2021 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM21Ch5eb2 Solution: A 50 watt bulb emits monochromatic red light of wavelength of…

A 50 watt bulb emits monochromatic red light of wavelength of 795 nm. The number of photons emitted per second by the bulb is x ×\times 1020. The value of x is __________. [Given : h = 6.63 ×\times 10 −- 34 Js and c = 3.0 ×\times 108 ms −- 1]

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Energy of photon is given as E=nhcλE = {{nhc} \over \lambda } .... (i)

where, E = energy of photon (50 W),

n = number of photon

h = Planck's constant (6.63 ×\times 10 −- 34 Js)

c = speed of light (3 ×\times 108 m/s)

λ\lambda = wavelength of light (795 ×\times 10 −- 9 m)

E = 50W = 50 J = energy of photon

50 J = n×6.63×10−34Js×3×108m/s795×10−9m{{n \times 6.63 \times {{10}^{ - 34}}Js \times 3 \times {{10}^8}m/s} \over {795 \times {{10}^{ - 9}}m}}

⇒\Rightarrow n=50×795×10−96.63×10−34×3×108n = {{50 \times 795 \times {{10}^{ - 9}}} \over {6.63 \times {{10}^{ - 34}} \times 3 \times {{10}^8}}}

=1998.49×1017=1.998×1020= 1998.49 \times {10^{17}} = 1.998 \times {10^{20}}

⇒\Rightarrow ≈\approx 2 ×\times 1020

∴\therefore x = 2

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