Question

What is the speed of light of an orange light with a wavelength of 600nm and a frequency of 5.00x1014?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 × 10^8 m/s

Explanation:

The wavelength, can be calculated by using the following formula;

λ = v/f

Where;

λ = wavelength (m)

v = velocity/speed of light (m/s)

f = frequency (Hz)

According to the provided information in this question, λ = 600nm i.e. 600 × 10^-9m, f = 5.00 x 10^14 Hz

Hence, using λ = v/f

v = λ × f

v = 600 × 10^-9 × 5.00 x 10^14

v = 6 × 10^-7 × 5.00 x 10^14

v = 30 × 10^(-7 + 14)

v = 30 × 10^ (7)

v = 3 × 10^8 m/s