certain ultraviolet ray has a frequency of 1 × 1016 Hz, and a certain infrared ray has a frequency of 2 x 1012 Hz. Which of the following is true?
OA. The frequency of the infrared ray is five thousand times the frequency of the ultraviolet ray.
• B.
The frequency of the ultraviolet ray is fifty thousand times the frequency of the infrared ray.
OC. The frequency of the infrared ray is fifty thousand times the frequency of the ultraviolet ray.
• D. The frequency of the ultraviolet ray is five thousand times the frequency of the infrared ray.
B. The frequency of the ultraviolet ray is fifty thousand times the frequency of the infrared ray.
To determine this, we can calculate the ratio of the frequencies:
(1 × 10^16 Hz) / (2 x 10^12 Hz) = 5 x 10^3 = 5000
Therefore, the frequency of the ultraviolet ray is 5000 times greater than the frequency of the infrared ray.