A Modern Compact Fluorescent Lamp Contains 1

question 8

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 × 10 ² J
• D)3.3 × 10 ³ J
• E)4.2 × 10 ¹⁸ J

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