Question

A block of gold is illuminated with UV light at a wavelength of 1.6x10-11 meters. What is the frequency of this light ?

Answer 1

f = 1.87 × 10¹⁹ s⁻¹

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

Wavelength of light = 1.6 ×10⁻¹¹ m

Frequency of light = ?

Solution:

Formula:

speed of light = wavelength × frequency

Frequency = speed of light / wavelength

speed of light = 3× 10⁸ m/s

Now we will put the values in formula:

Frequency = speed of light / wavelength

f = 3× 10⁸ m/s / 1.6 ×10⁻¹¹ m

f = 1.87 × 10¹⁹ s⁻¹