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The wavelength of yellow light is about 550nm. How many cm is it?

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Answer:


5.5 * {10}^( - 5) \: cm

Step-by-step explanation:

We know, that:


1nm \: = \: 1 * {10}^( - 7) \: cm

Now, we can make a proportion according to this:

1nm - 1×10^-7 cm

550 nm - x cm


x = \frac{550 * 1 * {10}^( - 7) }{1} = 550 * {10}^( - 7) = 5.5 * {10}^( - 5) \: cm \: = 0.000055 \: cm

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