Answer to Question #221973 in Physics for caleb villarreal

Question

1. The visible light spectrum has a wavelength range of 380-700nm. Find the frequency of a wave with the wavelength of 410nm. (Hint: the speed of light is 3x108 m/s) 

 

Answer 1

Given:

$\lambda=410\times 10^{-9}\:\rm m$

$c=3\times 10^{8}\:\rm m/s$

The frequency

$$f=\frac{c}{\lambda}=\frac{3\times 10^8}{410\times 10^{-9}}=7.32\times 10^{14}\:\rm Hz$$