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What is the frequency of light having a wavelength of 611 nm?

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Answer:

490,671

I think, don't remember what units wavelength are at.

Please check notes or whatever resources and confirm the units below when doing the algebra.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kinda late, but the formulas for light are:

E = hv

c = ^v (supposed to be a symbol I can't make right now)

E = energy

h = Planck's constant (6.626 * 10^-34 J s)

^ = wavelength

v = frequency

c = speed of light constant (2.998 * 10^8 m s^-1)

You want to find frequency, and you have wavelength.

You can use the second equation since c is a constant, and you need/have all the variables.

You can then plug in what you know

2.998 * 10^8 = 611nm * (frequency)

Algebra this monster

490,671.03 or so frequency

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