5.1. Properties of Light http://www.ck12.org
- An FM radio station broadcasts at 99.5 MHz. Calculate the wavelength in meters of the corresponding radio
waves. - Microwave radiation has a wavelength on the order of 1.0 cm. Calculate the frequency in s−^1 of a single
photon of this radiation. - As the frequency of electromagnetic radiation doubles, the wavelength ___?
- As the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is quadrupled, the frequency ___?
- The yellow light given off by a sodium vapor lamp has a wavelength of 589.0 nm. What is the frequency of
this radiation in Hz?
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- Young’s Double Slit Experiment: http://www.studyphysics.ca/newnotes/20/unit04_light/chp1719_light/lesson
58.htm - National Geographic’s Patterns in Nature: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/patterns-i
n-nature/ - Following the Path of Discovery: http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/hertzexperiment.html
- International Lighting Vocabulary: http://www.cie.co.at/publ/abst/17-4-89.html