The power output of a laser is measured by its wattage, that is, the number of joules of energy it radiates per second (1 W= 1 J s-1). A 10-W laser produces a beam of green light with a wavelength of 520 nm (5.2 × 10-7m).(a) Calculate the energy carried by each photon.(b) Calculate the number of photons emitted by the laserper second.

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The power output of a laser is measured by its wattage, that is, the number of joules of energy it radiates per second (1 W= 1 J s-1). A 10-W laser produces a beam of green light with a wavelength of 520 nm (5.2 × 10-7m).
(a) Calculate the energy carried by each photon.
(b) Calculate the number of photons emitted by the laser
per second.

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