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A 100 W sodium lamp is radiating light of wavelength `5890A`, uniformly in all directions,
a. At what rate, photons are emitted from the lamp?
b. At what distance from the lamp, the average flux is 1 photon(`cm^2-s)^-1?`
c. What are the photon flux and photon density at 2m from the lamp?

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