Topic: Electromagnetic Waves

Directions: Solve each of the following problems. Show your solutions including proper units.

1. What is the frequency of a green light that has a wavelength of 5.5 x 10 -7 m?

2. What is the wavelength of a microwave that has a frequency of 4.2 x 10 8 Hz?

3. Red light has a frequency of 4.0 x 14 Hz.

a. Find the speed of red light in a vacuum if its wavelength is 7.5 x 10 -7 m.

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b. As the red light above enters glass its wavelength changes to 5.8 x 10 m, but its frequency
remains constant. What is the speed of red light in this glass?

4. A laser emits light of frequency 4.74 x 1014 sec-1 . What is the wavelength of the light in nm?