The semiconductor InN has a bandgap of 2.40 eV. What wavelength of light would be emitted from an LED made from InN? What region of the electromagnetic spectrum is this? (1 eV = 1.6 x 10-19J; 1 nm = 1 x 10-9m)

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9. The semiconductor InN has a bandgap of 2.40 eV. What wavelength of light would be emitted from an LED made from InN? What region of the electromagnetic spectrum is this? (1 eV = 1.6 x 10-19J; 1 nm = 1 x 10-9m) 

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A.) 516 nm; green

B.) 3.84 x 10-19 J; Infrared

C.) 478 nm; blue

D.) 5.16 x 10-7 nm; green

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