A container with 0.2450.245 L of water is placed in a microwave and radiated with electromagnetic energy with a wavelength of 10.510.5 cm. The temperature of the water rose by 69.969.9 °C. Calculate the number of photons that were absorbed by the water. Assume water has a density of 1.00 g⋅mL−11.00 g·mL−1 and a specific heat of 4.184 J⋅g−1⋅°C−14.184 J·g−1·°C−1.   number of photons =__________________________________photons

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A container with 0.2450.245 L of water is placed in a microwave and radiated with electromagnetic energy with a wavelength of 10.510.5 cm. The temperature of the water rose by 69.969.9 °C. Calculate the number of photons that were absorbed by the water. Assume water has a density of 1.00 g⋅mL−11.00 g·mL−1 and a specific heat of 4.184 J⋅g−1⋅°C−14.184 J·g−1·°C−1.
 
number of photons =__________________________________photons
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