How can I calculate the frequency of light?

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anor277
Mar 25, 2018

Well, we must have the wavelength, #lambda#?

Explanation:

We know from fyziks that #"speed"="wavelength"xx"frequency"#.

Or #c_"the speed of lite"=lambda_"wavelength"xxnu_"frequency"#

And thus #nu=c/lambda#...the which quotient has units of...

#(ms^-1)/m=s^-1#...i.e. units of frequency....

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