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Question
A photon has a wavelength of \( 200 \, \text{nm} \). What is its momentum? (Take \( h = 6.63 \times
10^{-34} \, \text{J s} \))
Explanation
**Photon energy** E = h f = h c/λ, momentum p = h/λ = E/c, power P = N E/t, N number of photons per second, wavelength λ = h c/E, for photon momentum 1.5×10⁻²⁷ kg·m/s frequency f = p c/h? Actually E = p c, f = E/h = p c/h =1.5×10⁻²⁷×3×10⁸/6.63×10⁻³⁴=6.79×10¹⁴ Hz, energy E= h f =4.5×10⁻¹⁹ J, for 5.0×10⁻¹⁹ J frequency f=E/h=7.54×10¹⁴ Hz. p = (h/λ) = (6.63 × 10⁻³⁴/200 × 10⁻⁹) = 3.315 × 10⁻²⁷ kg m/s . Applying E = h f = h c/λ, p = h/λ, K_max = h f - Φ, Φ = h f₀ = h
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