Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Angel on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 9:40pm.

Gamma-ray bursters are objects in the universe that emit pulses of gamma rays with
high energies. The frequency of the most energetic bursts has been measured at around
3.0 × 10
21
Hz.
The speed of light is 3 × 10
8 m/s.
What is the wavelength of these gamma
rays?

Physics - drwls, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 9:50pm
wavelength = (speed of light)/(frequency)
= 3*10^8/3.0*10^21 = 10^-13 m

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