Enormous numbers of microwave photons are needed to warm macroscopic samples of matter. A portion of soup containing 259 g of water is heated in a microwave oven from 20.0°C to 98.0°C, with radiation of wavelength 1.55 × 10-2 m. How many photons are absorbed by the water in the soup? X 10 (select) photons (Enter your answer in scientific notation.)

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Enormous numbers of microwave photons are needed to warm macroscopic samples of matter. A
portion of soup containing 259 g of water is heated in a microwave oven from 20.0°C to 98.0°C, with
radiation of wavelength 1.55 × 10-2 m. How many photons are absorbed by the water in the soup?
X 10 (select)
photons (Enter your answer in scientific notation.)
Transcribed Image Text:Enormous numbers of microwave photons are needed to warm macroscopic samples of matter. A portion of soup containing 259 g of water is heated in a microwave oven from 20.0°C to 98.0°C, with radiation of wavelength 1.55 × 10-2 m. How many photons are absorbed by the water in the soup? X 10 (select) photons (Enter your answer in scientific notation.)
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