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What is the frequency of light having a wavelength of 843 nm?Speed of light 3.00x10^8

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Step-by-step explanation:

Frequency and wavelength are inversely proportional to each other. The equation that relates them is:

f = c/λ

Where f is the frequency, λ is the wavelength and c is the speed of light.

f = ? λ = 843 nm c = 3.00 * 10^8 m/s

Before we replace these values into the formula we have to convert the wavelength from nm to m.

1 m = 1 * 10^9 nm

λ = 843 nm = 843 nm * 1 m/(1 * 10^9 nm)

λ = 8.43 *10^(-7) m

Finally we can replace the values into the equation and get the answer to our problem.

f = c/λ

f = (3.00 * 10^8 m/s)/( 8.43 *10^(-7) m)

f = 3.56 * 10^14 1/s

f = 3.56 * 10^14 Hz

Answer: the frequency of the light is 3.56 * 10^14 Hz

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