At (510 mathrm{~nm}), the wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the human eye, the dark-adapted eye can sense

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At \(510 \mathrm{~nm}\), the wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the human eye, the dark-adapted eye can sense a 100-ms-long flash of light of total energy \(4.0 \times 10^{-17} \mathrm{~J}\). (Weaker flashes of light may be detected, but not reliably.) If \(60 \%\) of the incident light is lost to reflection and absorption by tissues of the eye, how many photons reach the retina from this flash?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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