Monochromatic light from a sodium lamp has a frequency of

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Monochromatic light from a sodium lamp has a frequency of ν=5.09×1014 Hz\nu = 5.09 \times 10^{14}\,\text{Hz}. Treating the radiation as an electromagnetic wave in free space, answer the following: (i) Compute its time period TT. (ii) Determine the wavelength λ\lambda. (iii) Evaluate the angular frequency ω\omega and the wave number kk. Verify that the product ωk\dfrac{\omega}{k} equals the speed of propagation.

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