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Problem
The eye can detect
5
×
10
4
5 \times 10^4
5
×
1
0
4
photons per square metre per second of green light (
λ
=
5000
\lambda = 5000
λ
=
5000
Å) while the ear can detect
10
−
13
10^{-13}
1
0
−
13
(
W
/
m
2
\text{W}/\text{m}^2
W
/
m
2
). Find the factor by which the eye is more sensitive as a power detector than the ear.
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