The microwaves in an oven are of a specific frequency that will heat the water molecules contained in food. (This is why most plastics and glass do not become hot in a microwave oven-they do not contain water molecules.) This frequency is about 3 × 109 Hz. What is the energy of one photon in these microwaves?

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Answer:

about 2 x 10^-24 J

Explanation:

frequency (ν) = 3 x 10^9 Hz

We have the frequency and we're trying to find the energy of a photon so we will be using the formula...

E = hν

where 'h' is Planck's constant:  6.626 × 10^−34 joule seconds (J s).

Plug the numbers in...

E = (6.626 × 10^−34 Js)(3 x 10^9 Hz)

E = 1.9878 x 10^-24 J

E ≈ 2 x 10^-24 J

1.9 x 10⁻²⁴ units energy of one photon in these microwaves.

What is frequency?

Frequency is a measurement of how often a recurring event such as a wave occurs in a measured in a given amount of time.

  • One completion of the repeating pattern is called a cycle.
  • Moving waves which vary their positions with respect to time possess frequency.

Frequency is a property of a wave. We all are surrounded by waves every day. Light is an electromagnetic wave, and the sound of the fan in your computer is a sound wave.

c = λν  (Universal formula)

E = hν  (Plank's equation for wave energy)

  • c is a light     c = 2.99 x 10⁸ m/s
  • h is a plank's constant   h = 6.626 x 10⁻³⁴ m/s
  • λ is a wavelength  Unit: m
  • ν is a frequency   Unit: Hz

E = hν

E = 6.626x 10⁻³⁴ x 3 x 10⁹

= 1.9 x 10⁻²⁴ units

1.9 x 10⁻²⁴ units energy of one photon in these microwaves.

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