Question

I need help with figuring out how to calculate the frequency of light, because my teacher's notes are generic. When I asked her about it on top of another question; she only answer that other question" and never talked about the notes.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The general formula used to obtain the frequency of a wave is;

v=λf

where;

v = speed of the wave

λ= wavelength of the wave

f= frequency of the wave.

Now, the speed and wavelength of light in various media are known.

If we plug the value of the speed of light and the wavelength of light into the formula given above, we can obtain the frequency of light.

The frequency of a photon of light can also be obtained from Plank's equation;

E= hf

where;

E =energy of the photon of light

h = Plank's constant

f= frequency of the photon.

This is used when the energy of the photon of light is supplied or can be calculated using the wavelength of light provided in the problem.