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A particular form of electromagnetic radiation has a frequency of 6.24 × 1014 Hz.

What is its wavelength in nanometers? In meters? Enter your answers in scientific notation.

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The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 2.998 × 10^8 meters per second.

We can use the equation c = λf, where c is the speed of light, λ is the wavelength, and f is the frequency.

First, let's convert the frequency to hertz:

6.24 × 10^14 Hz

Next, we can solve for the wavelength in meters:

c = λf

λ = c / f

λ = (2.998 × 10^8 m/s) / (6.24 × 10^14 Hz)

λ ≈ 4.81 × 10^-7 meters (in scientific notation)

To convert meters to nanometers, we can multiply by 10^9:

λ = 4.81 × 10^-7 meters

λ = 4.81 × 10^2 nanometers (in scientific notation)

So the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation with a frequency of 6.24 × 10^14 Hz is approximately 4.81 × 10^-7 meters or 4.81 × 10^2 nanometers.
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