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Subject:
wavelenth
Category: Science > Physics Asked by: daisy001-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
01 Mar 2005 15:05 PST
Expires: 31 Mar 2005 15:05 PST Question ID: 483159 |
Blue-green light has a frequency of about 6x10 to the 14Hz. Use the relationship c=ft to find the wavelength of this light in air. How does this wavelength compare with the size of an atom, which is about 10 to the the -10 m? |
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Subject:
Re: wavelenth
From: abbychau-ga on 10 Mar 2005 09:34 PST |
daisy001, firstly, i want to define the sign: ^ which means "to the power" eg. "10 to the the -10 m" is the same as "10^(-10) m" secondly, defining c, f and t c: light speed f: frequency t: wavelength c = 3 x 10^8 m/s as the "f" you have given in the question, f = 6 x 10^14 Hz since c=ft, t = c / f t = 5 x 10^(-7)m comparing t to the atom size(1 * 10^(-10) m), 5 x 10^(-7)m / 1 x 10^(-10) m = 5000 so, the wavelength of blue-green light is 5000 times bigger than the atom. although in such a small scale that of light waves and atoms, 5000 times is still quite a large difference. abbychau-ga |
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