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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 1:04pm.

Green light has a wavelength of 4.96 10-7 m and travels through the air at a speed of 3.00 108 m/s. Calculate the period of green light waves with this wavelength.
s
What is the frequency?
Hz

physics - drwls, Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 4:47pm
frequency = speed/wavelength

period = 1/frequency = wavelength/speed

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