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Calculate the mass of a photon with wavelength 3.6 Å.

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`lamda=3.6Å=3.6xx10^(-10)m`
Velocity of photon = velocity of light
`m=(h)/(lamdav)=(6.626xx10^(-34)Js)/((3.6xx10^(-10)m)(3xx10^(8)ms^(-1)))`
`=6.135xx10^(-29)kg`
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  • Calculate the mass of a photon with wavelength 3.6Å.

    A
    `6.135 xx 10^(29) kg`
    B
    `6.135 xx 10^(-29) kg`
    C
    `6.135 xx 10^(19) kg`
    D
    `6.135 xx 10^(16) kg`
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    B
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    D
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