A Modern Compact Fluorescent Lamp Contains 1

question 62

Multiple Choice

A modern compact fluorescent lamp contains 1.4 mg of mercury. If each mercury atom in the lamp were to emit a single photon of wavelength 254 nm, how many joules of energy would be emitted?

• A) 7.8 × 10^-19 J
• B) 3.3 J
• C) 6.6 × 10² J
• D) 3.3 × 10³ J
• E) 4.2 × 10¹⁸ J

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