## A red laser with a wavelength of 670 nmnm and a blue laser with a wavelength of 470 nmnm emit laser beams with the same light power. How do

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A red laser with a wavelength of 670 nmnm and a blue laser with a wavelength of 470 nmnm emit laser beams with the same light power. How do their rates of photon emission compare

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red laser emits 1.42 times the number of photons of the blue laser, per unit of time

Explanation:

In order to calculate the rates of photon emission for both wavelengths, you take into account that the power of the light is given by the following formula:

(1)

That is, the power is the energy per time.

h: Planck’s constant

c: speed of light

λ: wavelength of the light

The number of photons emitted per unit of time is given by:

P: power of the light

E: energy of the light

For the two wavelengths you have

(2)

Where you have use that P1=P2

Finally, you replace the values of the wavelengths in the equation (2):

$$\ = 1.42\frac{photons}{s}$$

Then, the red laser emits 1.42 times the number of photons emited by the blue laser