Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering
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Chapter 15.10, Problem 1KCP
Write the equation relating the energy of radiation to its wavelength and frequency, and give the SI units for each quantity.
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Write the energy equation of radiation relating to its frequency and wavelength and write their SI units.
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Write the energy equation of radiation relating to its wavelength and frequency as follows:
Here, energy of radiation is
Show the SI units for each quantity as in Table (1).
S.No. | Quantities | SI units |
1 | Energy of radiation | Joules |
2 | Planck's constant | Joules-second |
3 | Frequency of radiation | hertz |
4 | Speed of light | meters per second |
5 | Wavelength of radiation | meters |
The values of Planck constant and speed of light are
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