Question

Yellow light emitted from a lamp has a wavelength of 580 nm calculate the frequency and wavenumber of the low light given c is equal to 3 into 10 raise to 8 m s

Answer 1

Here λ = 580 nm(given)

We have to find out ν & 

Therefore from the equation  we can write, 

Where, ν = frequency of yellow light

c = velocity of light in vacuum = 3 × 108 m/s

λ = wavelength of yellow light = 580 nm = 580 × 10–9 m

Substituting the values in we get



Thus, frequency of yellow light emitted from the sodium lamp

= 5.17 × 1014 s–1

Wave number = it is defined as the number of wavelengths which can be accommodated in 1cm length along the direction of propagation.

Wave number of yellow light is given by the equation 

We have λ = 580 nm(given),putting the value in the equation  we get