College Physics (10th Edition)
College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 28, Problem 1P

(a)

To determine

The frequency of the photon.

(b)

To determine

The energy delivered by the 505nm photon to the receptor cells.

(c)

To determine

The speed of a typical bacterium if it is having the energy delivered by the 505nm photon.

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