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mckennatimberlake

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During a thunderstorm, an observer notes that 10 s elapsed between the lightning flash and the sound of the thunder. What is the approximate distance, in miles, from the observer to the lightning?

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A helium-neon laser emits red light having a wavelength of 6.4  107 m and a power of 0.5 mW. How many photons are emitted each second?
 a. 6.4  1038
  b. 1.6  1021
  c. 3.2  1025
  d. 2.6  1018
  e. 1.6  1015


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Juro

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

2 mi

Answer to Question 2

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mckennatimberlake

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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