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PedroB
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Homework Statement
Simply put, I am conducting an investigation that determines the "optimum" wavelength of light for solar panels (ie the wavelength which produces the highest conversion efficiency).
To do this however, I need to know the energy input of incident light on a particular solar panel (dimensions irrelevant), if say a 50W light bulb (that emits light at only one wavelength) were used. Despite looking all over the internet I have not yet found the solution to my problem. Simply put, If a lightbulb is "x" cm away from the solar panel, and light (of 1 wavelength) shines on the panel, what is the energy (or power which fundamentally is energy per second) of the incident light that strikes ONLY the solar panel.
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
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