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A 200 W sodium street lamp emits yellow light of wavelength 0.6 m. Assuming it to be 25% efficient in converting electrical energy to light, the number of photons of yellow light it emits per second is
- A1.5 1020
- B6 1018
- C62 1020
- D3 1019
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Correct answer: A
Efficient power, P =
= = 1.5 1020
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