2006-10-25 11:28:27 · 5 answers · asked by Luis M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Instead of "rays of light can fit" look at how many photons per second are in a square inch of sunlight. A photon is pretty much the scientific equivalent of the ray. It is the smallest piece of light. Sun light has an intensity of about 1 kW per square yard. This is equal to 0.77 Joule/(sec * in^2) An average photon of sunlight has an energy of 4 x 10^-19 Joule. Multiply these together and sunlight comes out to 2 x 10^18 photons/(in^2 * sec).
Interestingly, the dimmest star you can see naked eye still gives us about 100,000 photons/(in^2 * sec).
2006-10-25 13:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by Pretzels 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Each ray is actually a photon, a single photon. Any number of photons can fit in a square inch, but too many or too much energy and whatever occupies that square inch will be destroyed.
2006-10-25 12:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
infinite. light is not mass so therefore it has no volume so infinite rays of light can fit in a box
2006-10-25 13:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
infinite. or the highest number you can think of +1.
2006-10-25 11:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by phantasmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is unfathomable by anyone but God.
2006-10-25 11:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋