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wariber
6 days ago
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Radiation emitted from human skin reaches its peak at λ = 940 µm. (a) What is the frequency of this radiation? (b) What type of

electromagnetic waves are these? (c) How much energy (in electron volts) is carried by one quantum of this radiation?

Physics
1 answer:
inna [987]6 days ago
8 0

Answer:

a) The frequency is 3.191x10^11.

b) The type of radiation is microwave radiation.

c) The energy of one quantum of this radiation amounts to 1.32x10^-3ev.

Explanation:

For further details and calculations, please refer to the image below.

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