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When a beam of monochromatic light hits a metal surface , electrons just get ejected with zero kinetic energy . If the intensity of the beam is `79.2xx10^3 W//m^2` and the frequency of light is `2xx10^(15)Hz`, then the number of the photons per metre cube in the radiation is `n xx 10^(13)` . Find the value of n. (Take `h= 6.6xx10^(-34)Js`)

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To find the number of photons per meter cube in the radiation, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write down the given data - Intensity \( I = 79.2 \times 10^3 \, \text{W/m}^2 \) - Frequency \( \nu = 2 \times 10^{15} \, \text{Hz} \) - Planck's constant \( h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{Js} \) - Speed of light \( c = 3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \) ### Step 2: Understand the relationship between intensity, number of photons, and their energy The intensity \( I \) of the light can be expressed as: \[ I = n \cdot h \cdot \nu \cdot c \] where \( n \) is the number of photons per unit volume, \( h \) is Planck's constant, \( \nu \) is the frequency of the light, and \( c \) is the speed of light. ### Step 3: Rearrange the equation to solve for \( n \) Rearranging the equation gives: \[ n = \frac{I}{h \cdot \nu \cdot c} \] ### Step 4: Substitute the known values into the equation Substituting the values we have: \[ n = \frac{79.2 \times 10^3}{(6.6 \times 10^{-34}) \cdot (2 \times 10^{15}) \cdot (3 \times 10^8)} \] ### Step 5: Calculate the denominator Calculating the denominator: \[ h \cdot \nu \cdot c = (6.6 \times 10^{-34}) \cdot (2 \times 10^{15}) \cdot (3 \times 10^8) \] \[ = 6.6 \times 2 \times 3 \times 10^{-34 + 15 + 8} = 39.6 \times 10^{-11} = 3.96 \times 10^{-10} \] ### Step 6: Calculate \( n \) Now substituting back into the equation for \( n \): \[ n = \frac{79.2 \times 10^3}{3.96 \times 10^{-10}} \] Calculating this gives: \[ n = 2.0 \times 10^{13} \] ### Final Answer Thus, the value of \( n \) is: \[ n = 2 \]

To find the number of photons per meter cube in the radiation, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Write down the given data - Intensity \( I = 79.2 \times 10^3 \, \text{W/m}^2 \) - Frequency \( \nu = 2 \times 10^{15} \, \text{Hz} \) - Planck's constant \( h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{Js} \) - Speed of light \( c = 3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \) ...
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