The wavelength of a particular color of green light is 504 nm.
The frequency of this color is ___sec-1.
c = freqency x wavelength
3E8 m/s = freqency x 504E-9 m
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An explanation like that doesn't help. Confused about what?
c = speed of light = 3 x 10^8 meters/second
frequency is what you solve for. That's the unknown
wavelength = 504 nm = 504 x 10^-9 meters
To find the frequency of green light with a wavelength of 504 nm, you can use the equation:
c = λν
where:
c = the speed of light in a vacuum (approximately 2.998 × 10^8 meters per second)
λ = the wavelength of the light in meters
ν = the frequency of the light in hertz (sec^-1)
First, convert the wavelength from nanometers to meters by dividing it by 10^9:
λ = 504 nm / 10^9 = 5.04 × 10^-7 meters
Next, insert the known values into the equation:
2.998 × 10^8 m/s = (5.04 × 10^-7 m) × ν
To find ν, divide both sides of the equation by (5.04 × 10^-7 m):
ν = (2.998 × 10^8 m/s) / (5.04 × 10^-7 m)
Calculating this gives us the frequency of the green light:
ν ≈ 5.95 × 10^14 sec^-1
Therefore, the frequency of the green light is approximately 5.95 × 10^14 sec^-1.