General Chemistry: Atoms First
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.44SP
The data encoded on CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs is read by lasers. What is the wavelength in nanometers and the energy in joules of the following lasers?
- (a) CD laser, ν = 3.85 × 1014 s−1
- (b) DVD laser, ν = 4.62 × 1014 s−1
- (c) Blu-ray laser, ν = 7.41 × 1014 s−1
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General Chemistry: Atoms First
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