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Intensity and power (photon picture)

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Problem

The intensity of light falling on a 20 cm2 area of a wall is 5×103 W m2. The frequency of the light source is 5×1014 Hz.
Find the number of photons that hit the area in 2.0 s. Note: Take h=6.6×1034 J s and round-off your answer to one decimal place.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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