A circuit employs a silicon solar cell to detect flashes of light lasting 0.25 ss. The smallest current the circuit can detect reliably is 0.33 μA Assuming that all photons reaching the solar cell give their energy to a charge carrier, what is the minimum power of a flash of light of wavelength 590 nmnm that can be detected? P=

A circuit employs a silicon solar cell to detect flashes of light lasting 0.25 ss. The smallest current the circuit can detect reliably is 0.33 μA Assuming that all photons reaching the solar cell give their energy to a charge carrier, what is the minimum power of a flash of light of wavelength 590 nmnm that can be detected? P=

University Physics Volume 3

17th Edition

ISBN:9781938168185

Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Chapter6: Photons And Matter Waves

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 71P: A 600-nm light falls on a photoelectric surface and electrons with the maximum kinetic energy of...

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