5 marksWave Parameters
CSEC Physics · May/June 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)
Humans can 'see' electromagnetic radiation only between the wavelengths of about 4 × 10⁻⁷ m and 7 × 10⁻⁷ m. This is called the visible part of the spectrum. A rattlesnake can detect e.m. radiation of frequency 3.5 × 10¹⁴ Hz and a honeybee can detect e.m. radiation of 1 × 10¹⁵ Hz. [Speed of light, c = 3 × 10⁸ ms⁻¹]
Calculate the wavelengths corresponding to EACH frequency.
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