Suppose that the wavelength of some observed visible light is 550 nm. What is the corresponding frequency?

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Gió
Jun 23, 2017

I got: 5.45xx10^14Hz

Explanation:

You can use the relationship betweem speed of light in vacuum c, frequency f and wavelength lambda:

c=lambdaf

to get:

f=c/lambda=(3xx10^8)/(550xx10^-9)=5.45xx10^14Hz

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