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Wave Equation Practice

1. Violet light has a wavelength of 4.10 x 10-12 m. What is the frequency?

2. Green light has a frequency of 6.01 x 1014 Hz. What is the wavelength?

3. Calculate the wavelength of radiation with a frequency of 8.0 x 1014 Hz.

4. What is the wavelength of light with a frequency of 7.66 x 1014 Hz?

5. A emits light with a wavelength of 650 nm. What is the frequency of the light?

6. What is the wavelength of X-rays having a frequency of 4.80 x 1017 Hz?

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7. How long did it take Pioneer 10's radio signals, traveling at the speed of light, take to reach Earth from
the distance of Pluto in April 1983, a distance of 4.58 x 1012 m ? Express your answer in hours.

8. If it takes 1.33 seconds for radio waves (which travel at the speed of light) to reach the moon from
Earth, how far away is the moon?

9. a) What is a frequency of microwaves with a wavelength of 10 cm?

b) What is the period of the microwaves?

10. An FM radio station broadcasts electromagnetic waves at a frequency of 94.5 MHz (1MHz = 106 Hz).
These radio waves have a wavelength of 3.17 meters. What is the speed of the waves?

11. If the distance between 2 troughs is 2.6 meters and a wave is traveling at a speed of 129 m/s, find the
period of the wave.