Wave Calculations

Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 10¹²/s.

• 5.8 x 10 ^-5 m

• 5.8 x 10 ^-7 m

• 5.19 x 10 ¹⁴ m

• 1.56 x 10 ²³ m

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A microwave oven emits radiation at a wavelength of 0.00500 m. What is the frequency of this radiation?

• 6.67 x 10^-7 Hz

• 2.00 Hz

• 1.50 x 10⁶ Hz

• 6.00 x 10¹⁰ Hz

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When you go out to sun, ultraviolet light rays give you your tan. What is the wavelength of this light if it has a frequency of

7.74 X 10¹⁴ Hz?

• 3.88 x 10^-7 m

• 3.26 x 10^-2 m

• 2.58 x 10⁶ m

• 2.32 x 10^23 m

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IRAS, the Infrared Astronomy Satellite launched by NASA in 1983, had a detector that measured infrared or heat radiation from different regions of space. What is the frequency of infrared light that has a wavelength of

1.10 X 10^-6 m?

• 3.67 x 10^-15 Hz

• 3.67 x 10^-3 Hz

• 2.73 x 10² Hz

• 2.73 x 10¹⁴ Hz

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What is the frequency of a photon whose energy is 3.4x10^-19J?

• 8.8x10²⁶ Hz
• 5.1x10¹⁴ Hz
• 1.9x10^-15 Hz
• 2.3x10^-52 Hz

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What is the energy of light whose wavelength is 4.06 x 10^-11 m?

• 4.89988x10^-14

• 4.89988x10^-13

• 4.89988x10^-12

• 4.89988x10^-15

Calculate the energy of a photon of radiation with a wavelength of 6.4 x 10^-7 m.

• 5.9 x 10^-17 Joules

• 4.4 x 10^-19 Joules

• 3.1 x 10^-19 Joules

• 7.3 x 10^-19 Joules

Calculate the energy of a gamma ray photon whose frequency is 5.02 x 10²⁰ Hz?

• 3.3x10^-13 Joules

• 4.2x10^-19 Joules

• 3.0x10^-19 Joules

• 7.2x10^-19 Joules

Find the energy, in joules per photon, of microwave radiation with a frequency of 7.91 × 10 ¹⁰ Hz.

• 6.63 x 10^-34 J

• 5.25 x 10¹⁴ J

• 5.24 x 10^-23 J

• 1.19 x 10⁴⁴ J

What is the energy of light whose wavelength is 4.06 x 10^-11 m? 

• 2.69 x 10^-44 J
• 1.63 x 10^-23 J
• 4.90 x 10^-15 J
• 8.97 x 10^{-53 J}

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