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| | Inverse relationship: Smaller
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| | c = speed of light = 3.00 108 m/s |
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| | h = Plancks constant = 6.63 10-34 joules x s |
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| | Energy of a single photon of 0.5 m visible light? |
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| | Seems very small, but this is roughly the energy it takes to
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| | Photons from a 100 W lightbulb
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100W goes into light?) |
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