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Offline NinaNicole

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How do I calculate the frequency of radiation?
« on: November 02, 2007, 08:36:09 AM »
I do virtual school online and today my chemistry teacher gave us some classwork on calculating the frequency of radiation and I am so confused  Could anyone help me with this problem:
  Electromagnetic radiation at the blue end of the visible spectrum has a wavelength of 400 nm. Calculate the frequency of the radiation.


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Re: How do I calculate the frequency of radiation?
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2007, 09:43:36 AM »
There is an equation which relates frequency to wavelength directly.  :)








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Re: How do I calculate the frequency of radiation?
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2007, 09:06:16 PM »
Dear NinaNicole,

Could it be possible that you don’t remember that you asked this question just two days agao?
Or was my answer not of any help to you?

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Do you know what the Definition of “Wavelength” is?
And do you know how far the light travels in/during 1.00 sec?

In this case I think it is quite easy, also for you, to calculate the corresponding frequency of light with a wavelength of 400 nm (Nano-Meter = 10-9 m).

So let’s do for this time the calculation together:
As “Frequency” is defined as the number of “Events”/Waves per seconds it follows:
     Frequency [sec-1] = “Way of Light per sec.” / Wavelength = 3.0 * 108 m/sec / λ   
       --  with λ = 400 nm.

Do you think you can do now this simple Division and tell me your result?
Instead You may control your result on the Diagram under the Question: on the “Spectroscopy FAQ / Beer-Lambert Bouguer Law FAQ” Page.

Good Luck!
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« Last Edit: November 05, 2007, 06:58:18 PM by ARGOS++ »

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