SOLUTION: The wavelength of light from a particular monochromatic source is measured to be 6.80 x 10-7 m. What is the frequency of the light? What color is the light?

Question 1120546: The wavelength of light from a particular monochromatic source is measured to be 6.80 x 10-7 m.
What is the frequency of the light?
What color is the light?

Found 2 solutions by solver91311, ikleyn:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This is a mathematics website. You have asked a Physics question.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by ikleyn(52818) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1) To find the frequency, divide the speed of light by the given wavelength. 2) With the given wavelength or with the calculated frequency go to this Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum to determine the color.

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