Class 12 Physics - Chapter Dual Nature Of Radiation And Matter NCERT Solutions | The energy flux of sunlight reaching the

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Question 5

The energy flux of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth is 1.388 × 103 W/m2. How many photons (nearly) per square metre are incident on the Earth per second? Assume that the photons in the sunlight have an average wavelength of 550 nm.

Answer

Energy flux of sunlight reaching the surface of earth, Φ = 1.388 × 103 W/m2

Hence, power of sunlight per square metre, P = 1.388 × 103 W

Speed of light, c = 3 × 108 m/s

Planck’s constant, h = 6.626 × 10−34 Js

Average wavelength of photons present in sunlight, λ = 550 nm = 550 x 10-9 m

Number of photons per square metre incident on earth per second = n Hence, the equation for power can be written as: P= nE

n = P/E = Pλ / hc = 1.388 x 103 x 550 x 10-9 / 6.626 x 10-34 x 3 x 108 = 3.84 x 1021 photons/m2/s

Therefore, every second, 3.84 x 1021 photons are incident per square metre on earth.

 

 

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