Light is an electromagnetic wave and travels at a speed of 3.00 × 108 m/s. the human eye is most sensitive to yellow-green light, which has a wavelength of 5.49 × 10-7 m. what is the frequency of this light?

Respuesta :

frequency = wave speed / wavelength

4.7 x 10^14

The frequency of the electromagnetic wave is 5.46 × 10¹⁴ Hertz.

Given the data in the question;

Speed of light; [tex]c = 3 * 10^8m/s[/tex]

Wavelength; [tex]\lambda = 5.49 * 10^{-7}m[/tex]

Frequency; [tex]f =\ ?[/tex]

To determine the frequency of the wave, we use the expression for the relations between wavelength, frequency and speed of light.

[tex]\lambda = \frac{c}{f}[/tex]

Where [tex]\lambda[/tex] is wavelength, f is frequency and c is speed of light.

We substitute our given values into the equation

[tex]5.49 * 10^{-7}m = \frac{3*10^8m/s}{f} \\\\f = \frac{3*10^8m/s}{5.49 * 10^{-7}m}\\\\f = 5.46 * 10^{14}s^{-1}\\\\f = 5.46 * 10^{14} Hz[/tex]

Therefore, the frequency of the electromagnetic wave is 5.46 × 10¹⁴ Hertz.

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