UV light is responsible for sun tanning. How do you find the wavelength (in nm) of an ultraviolet photon whose energy is #6.4 x 10^-19#?
1 Answer
Jul 12, 2016
The photon will have a wavelength of about
Explanation:
The energy of a photon is proportional to its wavelength and is given by the equation:
Where
And
Thus
We can manipulate the previous equation to solve for wavelength:
Thus