Answer:
5.12 x 10^18 photon per second
Explanation:
Power of bulb, P = 40 W
%5 of this energy is visible, so the visible energy = E = 5% of 40 = 2 J/s
Wavelength of light, λ = 510 nm = 510 x 10^-9 m
let the number of photons per second is n.
Energy of each photon,
E' = hc / λ
[tex]E' = \frac{6.63 \times 10^{-34} \times 3 \times 10^{8}}{510\times 10^{-9}}[/tex]
E' = 3.9 x 10^-19 J
number of photons per second, n = E / E'
[tex]n=\frac{2}{3.9\times 10^{-19}}[/tex]
n = 5.12 x 10^18 per second
So, the number of photons per second are 5.12 x 10^18.