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Igoryamba
3 years ago
10

The wavelength of some violet light is 420.0 nm. what is the frequency of this violet light?

Physics
2 answers:
ipn [44]3 years ago
7 0

The frequency of light for which the wavelength is 420\,{\text{nm}}is \boxed{7.14 \times {{10}^{14}}\,{\text{Hz}}}.

Further explanation:

The frequency is a measure of number of wave’s that passes through a fixed point or place in a given time interval. The S.I unit of frequency is Hertz \left( {{\text{Hz}}} \right).

Wavelength is defined as the distance between two successive crests or troughs of a travelling wave.  

Examples of waves are sound wave, light wave, mechanical waves, surface waves etc.

Given:

The wavelength of the light used is 420\,{\text{nm}}.

The speed of the light is 3 \times {10^8}\,{{\text{m}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\text{m}} {\text{s}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\text{s}}}.

Concept:

Light is an electromagnetic wave which carries energy in the form of electric field and magnetic field. The speed of light in vacuum is 3 \times {10^8}\,{{\text{m}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\text{m}} {\text{s}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\text{s}}}.

The speed of light can be expressed in terms of wavelength of the light and the frequency of the light.

The speed of light is:

c = f \cdot \lambda

Rearrange the above expression.

\boxed{f=\frac{c}{\lambda }}                          …… (1)

Here, f is the frequency of the light, c is the speed of the light in vacuum and \lambda is the wavelength of the light.

Substitute 3 \times {10^8}\,{{\text{m}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\text{m}} {\text{s}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\text{s}}} for c and 420 \times {10^{ - 9}}\,{\text{m}} for \lambda in equation (1).

\begin{aligned}f&=\frac{{3\times{{10}^8}\,{{\text{m}}\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\text{m}} {\text{s}}}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}{\text{s}}}}}{{420 \times {{10}^{-9}}\,{\text{m}}}}\\&=7.14\times {10^{14}}\,{\text{Hz}} \\ \end{aligned}

Thus, the frequency of light for which the wavelength is 420\,{\text{nm}}is \boxed{7.14 \times {{10}^{14}}\,{\text{Hz}}}.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Physics

Chapter: Electromagnetic Waves

Keywords:

Frequency, light, wavelength, 420 nm, 4.20x10^-7 m, 7.14x10^14 Hz, vacuum, air, crests, troughs, sound wave, light wave, mechanical wave.

Sunny_sXe [5.5K]3 years ago
3 0
The equation relating wavelength and frequency of light is:
v = fλ; where v is the wave's speed, f is its frequency and λ is the wavelength.
The speed of violet light will be the same as for any elecromagnetic radiation, that is,
3 x 10⁸ m/s
3 x 10⁸ = f(420 x 10⁻⁹)
f = 7.14 x 10¹⁴ Hz
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