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Homework Statement
A photon, a packet of electromagnetic radiation, carries both energy and momentum. Consider a photon with a wavelength of 428 nm in vacuum.
A) What is the frequency of the photon? 7.01×1014 Hz CORRECT
B) What is the energy of the photon? 4.64×10-19 J
C) What is the momentum of the photon?
Homework Equations
P=m*V
Plancks Constant: (6.6262E-34 J/s)
The Attempt at a Solution
A) (3E8 m/s) / (4.28E-7 m) = 7.009E14 Hz CORRECT
B) (7.009E14 Hz) * (6.6262E-34 J/s) = 4.644E-19 J CORRECT
This is where I need Help
C) What is the momentum of the photon?
[(7.009E14 Hz)*(6.6262E-34 J/s)] / (3E8 m/s) = 1.546E-27
I think I have the number but I can't submit it to check it, until I have the right unit of measurement. I tried (Hz*m/s), (m/s), (nm*m/s).
If I don't have the number right would you let me know as well.