The NaCl molecule has a bond energy of 4.26 eV; that is, this energy must be supplied

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The NaCl molecule has a bond energy of 4.26 eV; that is, this energy must be supplied in order to dissociate the molecule into neutral Na and Cl atoms.
(a) What are the minimum frequency and maximum wavelength of the photon necessary to dissociate the molecule? 

(b) In what part of the electromagnetic spectrum is this photon?

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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