Answer:
If the radio wave is on an FM station, these are in Megahertz. A megahertz is one ... Typical radio wave frequencies are about 88~108 MHz .
Explanation:
To calculate the wavelength of a radio wave, you will be using the equation: Speed of a wave = wavelength X frequency.
Since radio waves are electromagnetic waves and travel at 2.997 X
10
8
meters/second, then you will need to know the frequency of the radio wave.
If the radio wave is on an FM station, these are in Megahertz. A megahertz is one million hertz. If the radio wave is from an AM radio station, these are in kilohertz (there are one thousand hertz in a kilohertz). Hertz are waves/second. Hertz is usually the label for the frequency of electromagnetic waves.
To conclude, to determine the wavelength of a radio wave, you take the speed and divide it by the frequency.
Typical radio wave frequencies are about
88
~
108
MHz
. The wavelength is thus typically about
3.41
×
10
9
~
2.78
×
10
9
nm
.
