Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Peter on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:16pm.

Calculate the frequency of radiation with a wavelength of 1.27 × 104 °A (angstroms).
Answer in units of s^−1.

I got 8.34080793e-25. Is that right?

Chemistry - bobpursley, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:20pm
DOesn't look right to me.

frequency=speedlight/wavelength
= 3E8/1.27E(-10+4)
Chemistry - Peter, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:29pm
Can you elaborate on the steps?
Chemistry - Peter, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:35pm
Is the answer 2.362204724e14 Hz?
Chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:14pm
That looks ok to me (the last figure that is).
Chemistry - ..., Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 8:59pm
are you in whites class?

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