Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]PhysicsBohr's Model and Physics of the Atom
When a photon stimulates the emission of another photon, both photons possess
Options
- Asame direction
- Bsame wavelength
- Csame energy
- Dopposite phase
Correct answer
C. same energy
Step-by-step solution
In the process of stimulated emission, an incident photon interacts with an excited atom, causing it to transition to a lower energy state and emit a second photon. The emitted photon is completely identical to the incident photon. They have the same energy, same frequency, same wavelength, same direction of propagation, and are in the same phase. Thus, both photons possess the same direction, same wavelength, and same energy.