Gamma-ray busters are objects in the universe that emit pulses of gamma rays with high energies. The frequency of the most energetic bursts has been measured at around 4.0 x 1022 Hz. What is the wavelength of these gamma rays?

Gamma-ray busters are objects in the universe that emit pulses of gamma rays with high energies. The frequency of the most energetic bursts has been measured at around 4.0 x 1022 Hz. What is the wavelength of these gamma rays?

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4. Gamma-ray busters are objects in the universe that emit pulses of gamma rays with high
energies. The frequency of the most energetic bursts has been measured at around 4.0 x 1022
Hz. What is the wavelength of these gamma rays?

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Relation between wavelength and frequency is as follows

$λ = \frac{C}{f} w h e r e λ = w a v e l e n g t h o f g i v e n r a y C = v e o l c i t y o f l i g h t f = F r e q u e n c y o f t h e g i v e n r a y$

Velocity of light is constant that is 3 x 10⁸ m/s

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