What's the wavelength of sunlight that can cause this bond breakage?What type of electromagnetic radiation?

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The bonds of oxygen molecules are broken by sunlight. The minimum energy required to break the oxygen-oxygen bond is 495 kJ/mol. What is the wavelength of sunlight that can cause this bond breakage? What type of electromagnetic radiation is this?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

using equation h*f= energy.
f=E/h;(where h is Planck's constant)
=(495000)/(6.023*6.6 *10^23*10^-34)
just calculate it

Anonymous · Answer

The shortest wavelength means highest frequency (which means highest energy). Therefore choose the one that can go through you! X

john · Answer

this should be ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. The wavelengths should be considered transverse waves.

hope this helps !!!

Katheryn · Answer

any chance this is for hernenadez's packet?

What's the wavelength of sunlight that can cause this bond breakage?What type of electromagnetic radiation?

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