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Photons energy with wavelength 𝜆 is ∆𝐸 = ℎ 𝜆

If the number of photons they emit per second are 𝑛1 for light bulb and 𝑛2 for microwave oven then:
𝐸1 75
𝑛1 = = = 1885 × 1017
∆𝐸1 3 × 108
6.63 × 10−34 ×
500 × 10−9
𝐸2 850
𝑛1 = = = 6417 × 1017
∆𝐸2 3 × 108
6.63 × 10−34 ×
150 × 10−9
Energy of a quanta is negligible with respect to overall Energy so we can consider energy spectrum to be
continuous.

Mohammad Behtaj & Adel Sepehri