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    This document provides 10 practice problems related to calculating properties of electromagnetic radiation such as photons, including energy, wavelength, frequency, and type of radiation. The problems apply equations involving Planck's constant, speed of light, wavelength, and frequency. Sample answers are provided for each problem involving calculations for various wavelengths of visible light, ultraviolet, gamma and infrared radiation. Key equations and constants used in the calculations are also defined.

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    Practice Problems

    Chem-432

    1. A photon has a frequency () of 2.68 x 106 Hz. Calculate its energy.
    Ans: E = 1.78 x 10-27 J

    2. Calculate the energy (E) and wavelength () of a photon of light with a frequency ()
    of 6.165 x 1014 Hz. Ans: E = 4.1 x 10-19 J  = 4.87 x 10-7 m

    3. Calculate the frequency and the energy of blue light that has a wavelength of 400 nm
    (h = 6.62 x 10-34 J-s). Ans:  = 7.5 x 1014 Hz E = 4.97 x 10-19 J

    4. Calculate the wavelength and energy of light that has a frequency of 1.5 x 1015 Hz.
    Ans:  = 2.0 x 10-7 m E = 9.95 x 10-19 J

    5. A photon of light has a wavelength of 0.050 cm. Calculate its energy.


    Ans: E = 3.98 x 10-22 J

    6. Calculate the number of photons having a wavelength of 10.0 m required to produce 1.0 kJ of
    energy. Ans: 5.0 x 1022 photons

    7. Calculate the total energy in 1.5 x 1013 photons of gamma radiation having  = 3.0 x 10-12 m.
    Ans: 1.0 J

    8. Calculate the energy and frequency of red light having a wavelength of 6.80 x 10-5 cm.
    Ans: E = 2.92 x 10-19 J  = 4.4 x 1014 Hz

    9. The wavelength of green light from a traffic signal is centered at 5.20 x 10-5 cm. Calculate the
    frequency.
    Ans:  = 5.77 x 1014 Hz.

    10. Calculate the frequency of light that has a wavelength of 4.25 x 10-9m. Identify the type of
    electromagnetic radiation. Ans:  = 7.1 x 1016 Hz. UV radiation

    Equations and constants:


    E = h and E = hc/ E = energy of one photon with a frequency of 
    c =  c/ =  c = speed of light = 3.0 x 108 m/s (meters per second)
    h = Planck’s constant = 6.63 x 10-34 J-s
     = wavelength in meters
     = frequency in Hz (waves/s or 1/s or s-1)

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