Answer to Question #140404 in Physics for victory

Question #140404

Yellow light from a sodium vapor lamp has a wavelength of
589 nm. What is the frequency of this electromagnetic wave?

Expert's answer

"f=\\frac{c}{\\lambda}=\\frac{3\\cdot10^8}{589\\cdot10^{-9}}=509\\cdot10^{12}(Hz)"

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