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Chapter 16, Problem 81P

What are the wavelengths of (a) X-rays of frequency

2.0 × 10 17 Hz? (b) Yellow light of frequency 5.1 × 10 14 Hz ? (C) Gamma rays of frequency 1.0 × 10 23 Hz ?

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