1. The laser in a CD player uses light at a wavelength of 7.80x102nm. Calculate the frequency and energy of this light.   2. Microwave radiation has a wavelength of 1.0cm. Calculate the frequency and energy of a single photon of this radiation. Calculate the energy of one mole of photons at this wavelength.   3. Carbon emits energy at a wavelength of 1.50x102nm. The total energy emitted by a carbon sample is 1.98x103J. Calculate the number of carbon atoms in the sample, assuming that each atom of carbon emits one photon.

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1. The laser in a CD player uses light at a wavelength of 7.80x102nm. Calculate the frequency and energy of this light.
 
2. Microwave radiation has a wavelength of 1.0cm. Calculate the frequency and energy of a single photon of this radiation. Calculate the energy of one mole of photons at this wavelength.
 
3. Carbon emits energy at a wavelength of 1.50x102nm. The total energy emitted by a carbon sample is 1.98x103J. Calculate the number of carbon atoms in the sample, assuming that each atom of carbon emits one photon.
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