Answer
$1700$ waves
Work Step by Step
Use dimensional analysis to find how many waves make up the 1.0 millimeter thickness. $$1.0mm \times \frac{1.0\times10^6nm}{1.0mm}\times \frac{1wave}{590nm}=1700waves$$
Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)
by Walker, James S.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-308-2
Chapter 25 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 901: 29
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