Question

Humans have three types of cone cells in their eyes, which are responsible for color vision. Each type absorbs a certain part of the visible spectrum. Suppose a particular cone cell absorbs light with a wavelength of 430 nm. Calculate the frequency of this light. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

Answer:

Frequency of the light will be equal to $6.97\times 10^{1}Hz$

Explanation:

We have given wavelength of the light $\lambda =430nm=430\times 10^{-9}m$

Velocity of light is equal to $v=3\times 10^8m/sec$

We have to find the frequency of light

We know that velocity is equal to $v=\lambda f$, here $\lambda$ is wavelength and f is frequency of light

So frequency of light will be equal to $f=\frac{v}{\lambda }=\frac{3\times 10^8}{430\times 10^{-9}}=6.97\times 10^{1}Hz$

So frequency of the light will be equal to $6.97\times 10^{1}Hz$