ICSE-X-Physics
06: Spectrum of Light
- #2The frequency range of visible light is from 3.75
×
1014
Hz to 7.5
×
1014
Hz. Calculate its wavelength range. Take speed of light = 3
×
108
m/s-1Ans : 2 Speed of light, c = 3
×108m/s
Frequency range = 3.75
×1014 Hz to 7.5
× 1014 Hz.
Speed of light = frequency
× wavelength
For frequency = 3.75
× 1014 Hz
Λ = c/v = (3
× 108 m/s)/(3.75
×1014 Hz) = 8 × 10-7 m = 8000 Å
For frequency = 7.5 × 1014 Hz
Λ = c/v = (3 × 108 m/s)/(7.5
× 1014 Hz) = 4 × 10-7m = 4000 Å
Wavelength range = 4000 Å to 8000 Å
Exercise 6 B