The eye can detect $$5$$ x $$104$$ photons per square meter per $$sec$$ of green light $$($$λ$$=5000$$Å$$)$$ while the ear can detect $$10-13(W/m2)$$. The factor by which the eye is more sensitive as a power detector than the ear is close to

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$$E=123755000=2.475eV$$≈$$4$$×$$10$$−$$19JSo$$ the minimum intensity to which the eye can respondIEye $$=($$ Photon flux $$)$$×$$($$ Energy of a photon $$)$$⇒IEye $$=5$$×$$104$$×$$4$$×$$10$$−$$19$$≃$$2$$×$$10$$−$$14W/m2Now$$ as lesser the intensity required by a detector for detection, more sensitive it will beSEye SEar $$=IEar$$ IEye $$=10$$−$$132$$×$$10$$−$$14=5$$ i.e., as intensity (power) detector, the eye is five times more sensitive than ear.

The eye can detect 5 x 10⁴ photons per square meter per sec of green light ( $λ = 5000 Å$ ) while the ear can detect 10^-13(W/m²). The factor by which the eye is more sensitive as a power detector than the ear is close to

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The eye can detect 5 x 10⁴ photons per square meter per sec of green light ( $λ = 5000 Å$ ) while the ear can detect 10^-13(W/m²). The factor by which the eye is more sensitive as a power detector than the ear is close to