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Estimate how many photons, with = 11 cm, must be absorbed to raise the temperature of your eye by 2.0°C.

(Assume the mass of an eye is 11 g and its heat capacity is 4.0 J/g·K. )

2007-10-18 20:07:42 · 1 answers · asked by beeboroachgoingon197 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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You can use E = h*nu to calculate the energy of one photon with the wavelength of 11 cm. nu = 2pi/lambda, where lambda is the wavelength, 11 cm.
Now you can use E = cm(T2-T1) to see now much energy is required to raise the temperature on an eye by 2 degrees. E = 11g * 4 J/g*K * 2 K = 88 J
Divide this number by energy of one photon you obtained earlier. This is the number of photons in question.

This is not the full solution, but I hope it's a good enough of a hint.

2007-10-18 20:18:46 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 1 0

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