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If A Wavelenght Of A Light Wave Is 1 Meter, What Is The Frequency?

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    This is a common question to show how fast a 1 meter wave is. It also shows that wavelength can be very large or extremely small. Look at the equation and you will notice that Wavelength is Inversely proportional to frequency. The constant of proportionality happens to be the speed of light.

    Wavelength (in meters)= speed/ frequency(in cycles per sec)  or solving for frequency

    Frequency= speed/ wavelength. Now plug in the values. Speed is the speed of light or 300,000,000 meters/ second.

    F=3x10^8/1
         or Frequency=300,000,000 Hertz.
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    Greyhead 

    answered 9 months ago

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