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51: a) Energy to dissociate an AgBr molecule is just

E ( mole ) 1.00 ×10 5 J
E= = =
1 mole 6.02 ×10 23
1.66 ×10 −19 J
=1.04 eV .
(1.60 ×10 −19 J eV)
hc (6.63 ×10 −34 J ⋅ s)( 3.00 ×10 8 m s)
b)  λ = = = 1.20 ×10 −6 m.
E 1.66 ×10 −19 J
c 3.00 ×10 8 m/s
c)  f = = = 2.51 ×10 14 Hz .
λ 1.20 ×10 −6 m
d) 
6.63 ×10 −26 J
E = hf = (6.63 ×10 −34 J ⋅ s)(1.00 ×10 8 Hz ) = = 4.14 ×10 −7 eV .
1.60 ×10 −19 J eV
e) Even though a 50-kW radio station emits huge numbers of photons, each individual
photon has insufficient energy to dissociate the AgBr molecule. However, the individual
photons in faint visible light do have enough energy.