The angular frequency of an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum is

PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Waves Sound and Physical Optics · Waves Sound and Physical Optics

Problem

The angular frequency of an electromagnetic wave propagating in vacuum is 3.14×1015 rad s−13.14\times10^{15}\,\text{rad}\,\text{s}^{-1}. Take c=3.0×108 m s−1c = 3.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}. (i) Determine its linear frequency. (ii) Calculate its wavelength.

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