D) Radioactive contamination
Answer:
2 Hertz
Explanation:
<em>The frequency would be 2 Hertz.</em>
<u>The frequency of a wave is defined as the rate at which the particles of a medium vibrates when the wave is passed through it while the period of a wave is the time it takes the particles to make a complete cycle of vibration.</u>
The frequency of a wave is inversely related to its period and is defined by the following equation:
f = 1/t, where f is the frequency (in hertz) and t is the period (in seconds).
Hence, if the period of a ripple is 1/2 or 0.5 seconds, the frequency becomes;
f = 1/0.5 = 2 Hertz
Hertz is units for frequency. (waves per second)
wavelength = speed/frequency
if you're given the speed use that to calculate, if not then you can probably assume it's a wave of light and use the speed of light (3x10^8 m/s) to calculate.
wavelength = (3x10^8)/(1.28x10^17)
= 0.000000002 m
= 2.34 nm
