Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 6 - Questions and Problems - Page 274: 6.2

Answer

Unit of a Wavelength (λ) is meter Unit of a Frequency (f) is Hz Speed of Light is $\frac{meter}{second}$ is $3\times 10^{+8}$ $ \frac{m}{s}$. $\therefore$ Speed of Light is $\frac{miles}{hour}$ is $6.7\times 10^{+8}$ miles/hr.

Work Step by Step

Unit of a Wavelength ($\lambda)$ is $\textbf meter$ Unit of a Frequency ($f)$ is $\textbf Hz $ Speed of Light is $\frac{meter}{second}$ is $3\times 10^{+8}$ $ \frac{m}{s}$. 1 mile = 1.61 kilometer 1 km = 1000 meter $\therefore$ 1 mile = 1610 meter and 1 meter will be $\frac{1}{1610}$ 1hr = 3600 sec Speed of Light is $\frac{miles}{hour}$ is $3\times 10^{+8}\times \frac{1}{1610}\times 3600 $ $ \frac{miles}{sec}$. $\therefore$ Speed of Light is $\frac{miles}{hour}$ is $6.7\times 10^{+8}$ miles/hr.
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