The thermal radiation from the earth's surface peaks at a wavelength of approximately (10 mu mathrm{m}). What

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The thermal radiation from the earth's surface peaks at a wavelength of approximately \(10 \mu \mathrm{m}\). What is the energy of a photon at this wavelength?

A. \(2.4 \mathrm{eV}\)

B. \(1.2 \mathrm{eV}\)

C. \(0.24 \mathrm{eV}\)

D. \(0.12 \mathrm{eV}\)

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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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