
A W incandescent light bulb converts approximately % of the electrical energy supplied to it into visible light. Assume that the average wavelength of the emitted light is l = nm, and that the light is radiated uniformily in all directions.
a) What is the energy of each photon in eV?
E = eV
b) How many photons per second would enter an aperture of area A = cm2 located a distance D = m from the light bulb?
N = photons/s
c) Suppose, instead, that the average photon wavelength is nm. How many photons per second would enter the aperture?
N' = photons/s