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Radio waves transmitted through space at 3.00 ✕ 108 m/s by the Voyager spacecraft have a wavelength of 0.137 m. What is their frequency (in Hz)?

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Answer:

Frequency,
f=2.18* 10^9\ Hz

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

Speed of radio waves is
3* 10^8\ m/s

Wavelength of radio waves is
\lambda=0.137\ m

It is required to find the frequency of the radio waves. The speed of a wave is given by :


v=f\lambda\\\\f=(v)/(\lambda)\\\\f=(3* 10^8)/(0.137)\\\\f=2.18* 10^9\ Hz

So, the frequency of the radio wave is
2.18* 10^9\ Hz.

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