If one photon of light is known to have energy 3.33×10^-19J, is it visible?
From the definition of the electron volt, we know 1 eV = 1.60 × 10−19 J
E=3.33×10−191.60×10−19=2.08 eVλ=hcE=1.24×10−62.08=596 nmE = \frac{3.33 \times 10^{-19}}{1.60 \times 10^{-19}} = 2.08 \;eV \\ λ = \frac{hc}{E} \\ = \frac{1.24 \times 10^{-6}}{2.08} = 596 \;nmE=1.60×10−193.33×10−19=2.08eVλ=Ehc=2.081.24×10−6=596nm
Visible light: λ=400−700 nm
Answer: It is visible.
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