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Alex asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 8 years ago

Physics Frequency and Wave?

1) What is the frequency of high energy ultraviolet radiation with a wave length of 125 nm?

(1 nm = 1 x 10^-9 m)

2) You shoot a laser beam at the moon and see the reflected beam 2.56 seconds later. How far away is the moon?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    light travels at about 3e8 metres per second in a vacuum so if that is where your wavelength was measured the frequency will be 3e8/125e-9 Hz

    The moon is roughly 1.28 light seconds away.

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