Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by K. on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 2:40pm.

Suppose that a PES experiment is performed in which mercury vapor is irradiated with ultraviolet light of wavelength 58.4 nm. What is the energy of a photon of this light, in eV?

Chemistry - DrBob222, Monday, October 31, 2011 at 2:56pm
E = hc/wavelength
wavelength must be converted to m.
E is in joules. Convert to eV.

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