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What is the wavelength of a radio photon from an "am" radio station that broadcasts at 1160 kilohertz?what is its energy?

What is the wavelength of a radio photon from an "am" radio station that broadcasts at 1160 kilohertz?what is its energy?
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What is the wavelength of a radio photon from an "am" radio station that broadcasts at 1160 kilohertz?what is its energy?

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Given:
f = 1160 kHz = 1160 x 10³ Hz
The velocity is c = 3 x 10⁸ m/s, the velocity of light (approximmately).

Calculate the wavelength, λ.
c = fλ
λ = c/f = (3 x 10⁸ m/s)/(1160 x 10³ 1/s) = 258.62 m

Answer: 258.6 m
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