What is the frequency of an electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength of 3.7 times 10^-11 m in a vacuum?

1 Answer
May 25, 2017

Well, c=nuxxlambda

Explanation:

This question could have been asked in the physics section, mind you chemists regularly work with wave phenomena.

We want nu=(c("the speed of light"))/(lambda("wavelength"))

And so we plug in the numbers to the given quotient:

(3xx10^8*m*s^-1)/(3.7xx10^-11*m)=8.11xx10^(18)*s^-1.

This frequency is in X-ray region............