BHU PMT BHU PMT (Screening) Solved Paper-2010

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    The human eye can barely detect a yellow light (6000A) that delivers                                                                                                  \[1.7\times {{10}^{-18}}W\] to the retina. Nearly how many photons per second does the retina receive?

    A)  50

    B)  5

    C)  500

    D)  More than 5 million

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     Let n be the number of photons falling per second on the retina; then                                                                                               \[nhv=1.7\times {{10}^{-18}}\] Or                                                                        \[\frac{nhc}{\lambda }=1.7\times {{10}^{-18}}\] Or                                                                \[n=\frac{1.7\times {{10}^{-18}}\times \lambda }{hc}\]          \[=\frac{1.7\times {{10}^{-18}}\times 6000\times {{10}^{-10}}}{6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}\times 3\times {{10}^{8}}}\]                                                                                                          \[=5.15\approx 5\]


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