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Gamma rays are photons with very high energy. A.) what is the wavelength of a ga

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Question

Gamma rays are photons with very high energy. A.) what is the wavelength of a gamma ray photon with energy 615 keV? Answer in nm please
B.) how many visible light photons with a wavelength of 500 nm would you need to match the energy of this one game Ray photon? THANK YOU! Gamma rays are photons with very high energy. A.) what is the wavelength of a gamma ray photon with energy 615 keV? Answer in nm please
B.) how many visible light photons with a wavelength of 500 nm would you need to match the energy of this one game Ray photon? THANK YOU! A.) what is the wavelength of a gamma ray photon with energy 615 keV? Answer in nm please
B.) how many visible light photons with a wavelength of 500 nm would you need to match the energy of this one game Ray photon? THANK YOU!

Explanation / Answer

E = hc/lemda

=> lemda = hc/E = 6.62*10^-34*3*10^8)/(9.85*10^-14) (   615 keV = 9.85*10^-14 J)

=> wave length = 2*10^-12 m OR 2 pico mete

B) energy of photon  with wavelength of 500 nm = 6.62*10^-34*3*10^8)/(500*10^-9) = 3.97*10^-19 J

no of photons =  (9.85*10^-14)/(3.97*10^-19) = 248110.8