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What is the wavelength of an infrared wave with a frequency of 4.2E14 Hz?

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We will have the following:

First, we recall that:


\lambda=(v)/(f)

Then, we recall that the speed of light is 299 792 458 m/s; then:


\begin{gathered} \lambda=(299792458m/s)/(4.2\ast10^(14)Hz)\Rightarrow\lambda=7.137915667\ast10^(-7)m \\ \\ \Rightarrow\lambda\approx7.1\ast10^(-7)m \end{gathered}

So, the wavelength is approximately 7.1E-7 m.

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