What is the frequency of radiation with a wavelength of 440. nm?

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anor277
May 24, 2016

#"Speed of light"(c) ="wavelength"(lambda)xx"frequency"(nu)#

Explanation:

Thus #nu# #=# #c/lambda# #=# #(3.00xx10^8*m*s^-1)/(440xx10^-9*m)#

Whatever the numerical value is, the calculation gives an answer in #s^-1#, which is good, because these are precisely the units of frequency, #nu#.

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