The green light from a traffic signal has a wavelength of 5.20 x 10^-5 cm. Calculate the frequency. 3.55 x 10^13 Hz 6.17 x 10^20 Hz 5.62 x 10^-14 Hz 5.77 x 10^14 Hz 3.21 x 10^-9 Hz
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The formula is: Speed of light = Wavelength * Frequency The speed of light is a constant, approximately 3.00 x 10^10 cm/s. We can rearrange the formula to find the frequency: Show more…
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