A particular species of copepod, a small marine crustacean, emits a flash of light consisting of 1.4×1010 photons at a wavelength of 490 nm. The flash lasts for 2.4 s.What is the power of the flash?

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The power of the flash is   [tex]2.36 * 10^{-9} W[/tex].

First we calculate the energy of a single photon; i.e.

[tex]E_{1} = hc/\alpha[/tex]

where, h = planck's constant = [tex]6.63 * 10^{-34} Js[/tex]

            c = speed of light = [tex]3 * 10^{8} m/s[/tex]

            [tex]\alpha[/tex] = wavelength = 490 nm = [tex]4.9 * 10^{-7} m[/tex]

Putting these values in equation, we get

[tex]E_{1} = 4.05 * 10^{-19} J[/tex]

Total energy is given by, E=Pt

where, P = power and t= time

Now number of photons is given by : N = E/[tex]E_{1}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]NE_{1} = E[/tex]

⇒ [tex]NE_{1} /t = P[/tex]

Given, N = [tex]1.4*10^{10}[/tex] and t = 2.4 s

Putting these values in above equation we get P = [tex]2.36 * 10^{-9} W[/tex]

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