The frequency of a laser beam in vacuum is measured as

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Problem

The frequency of a laser beam in vacuum is measured as (5.00±0.05)×1014 Hz(5.00\pm0.05)\times10^{14}\,\text{Hz}. Take c=3.0×108 m s−1c = 3.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}. (i) Compute the corresponding wavelength. (ii) Calculate the percentage uncertainty in the wavelength.

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