Question

Green plants absorb sunlight to power photosynthesis, the chemical synthesis of food from water and carbon dioxide. The compound responsible for light absorption and the color of plants, chlorophyll, strongly absorbs light with a wavelength of 430.nm. Calculate the frequency of this light. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.

Answer 1

Answer:

$698 \ THz$

Explanation:

Data provided as per the question below:-

Wavelength = 430.nm

The computation of the frequency of the light is shown below:-

Frequency = Velocity of light ÷ Wavelength

The  Velocity of light = $= {3.0 \times 10^8 \ m/s}$

Wavelength = 430 nm = $4.30 \times 10^-^7$ m

Frequency = $\frac{3.0 \times 10^8 \ m/s}{4.30 \times 10^-^7}$

$= 6.98 \times 10^1^4 \ hz$

$= 6.98 \times 10^2 \ Thz$

= $698 \ THz$

Therefore for determining the frequency we simply applied the above formula.