Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems - Page 1001: 5

Answer

$L=5.0\times 10^{-21}H$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $\omega=\frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}}$ This can be rearranged as: $L=\frac{1}{\omega ^2 C}$..........eq(1) Next, we find the frequency $f$; $f=\frac{c}{\lambda}=\frac{3\times 10^8}{550\times 10^{-9}}=5.4545\times 10^{14}Hz$ This enables us to find $w$: $\omega=2\pi f$ $\omega= 2(3.1416)(5.4545\times 10^{14})=3.4272\times 10^{15}\frac{rad}{s}$ We plug in the known values in eq(1)to obtain: $L=\frac{1}{(3.4272\times 10^{15})^2(17\times 10^{-12})}=5.0\times 10^{-21}H$
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