Light with a frequency of #6.97 × 10^14 Hz# lies in the violet region of the visible spectrum. What is the wavelength of this frequency of light?

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Light with a frequency of #6.97 × 10^14 Hz# lies in the violet region of the visible spectrum. What is the wavelength of this frequency of light?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-25T00:33:33

I found #430nm#

Explanation:

You can use the general relationship that relates wavelength #lambda# to frequency #nu# through the speed of light in vacuum, #c=3xx10^8m/s#, as:
#c=lambda*nu#
so:
#lambda=c/nu=(3xx10^8)/(6.97xx10^14)=4.3xx10^-7m=430nm#

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Light with a frequency of #6.97 × 10^14 Hz# lies in the violet region of the visible spectrum. What is the wavelength of this frequency of light?

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