Light waves travel in a vacuum at a speed of 300,000 km/s. (a) The frequency of the longest visible red light is 4x10^8 MHz, what is its approximate wavelegth? (b) The wavelength of the shortes ionizing gamma radiation is in the order of 1x10^-5 nm, its frequency is about?

Light waves travel in a vacuum at a speed of 300,000 km/s. (a) The frequency of the longest visible red light is 4x10^8 MHz, what is its approximate wavelegth? (b) The wavelength of the shortes ionizing gamma radiation is in the order of 1x10^-5 nm, its frequency is about?

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