Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 531 nm appears as green light to the human eye. The energy of one photon of this light is 3.74 × 10^-19 J. Thus, a laser that emits 1.3 × 10^-2 J of energy in a pulse of light at this wavelength produces how many photons?

First, understand the relationship between energy, wavelength, and photons. The energy of a single photon can be calculated using the formula: \( E = \frac{hc}{\lambda} \), where \( E \) is the energy of the photon, \( h \) is Planck's constant \( (6.626 \times 10^{-34} \text{ J s}) \), \( c \) is the speed of light \( (3.00 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s}) \), and \( \lambda \) is the wavelength in meters.