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Wavelength & Frequency Worksheet

_________________________ 1. What does the Greek letter stand for ?

_________________________ 2. What does the letter f stand for ?
_________________________ 3. The speed of light is a constant
________________________ 4. The speed of light

= 3.0 x _______

= _____ x ______

_________________________ 5. As the wavelength () of light increases, its frequency (f) _________

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(increases or decreases)
_________________________ 6. As the frequency (f) of light increases, its wavelength () _________
(increases or decreases)
________________________ 7. Which has longer wavelength (), light with a frequency (f) of
7.32 x 10 14 Hz or light with a frequency (f) of 6.0 x 10 14 Hz

________________________ 8. Which has longer wavelength () blue or violet light?

________________________ 9. What is the frequency (f) of light if its wavelength () is 5.4 x 10-3 m
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________________________ 10. Which has greater energy, E , red or blue light?

________________________ 11. Which has higher frequency (f) red or yellow light?
________________________ 12. What is the frequency (f) of light whose wavelength () is 7.2 x 10-4 m
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Is this light visible? Why/why not? _______________________________________________________

________________________ 13. Which has higher (frequency) - yellow or green light?
14. Draw a wave of light, label the crest, trough, and wavelength.

15. Draw a wave of light with high frequency

Draw a wave of light with low frequency

______________26. How many Joules of energy are there in one photon of orange light whose
wavelength is 630nm? (Work required)

27. While doing an experiment in light, Iza Tope finds that the light emitted by his sample has a
frequency of 4.62 X 1014 Hz. Help him by finding the following:
_______________a) the wavelength of the light (in meters)

_______________b) the energy of one photon of this light

_______________28. What is the frequency of light whose wavelength is 7.2 X 10-6 cm? (Work
required)

_______________Is this visible light? How do you know? (look on pg 92 for help)

_______________29. Which would have the higher frequency light of wavelength of 521nm or light
with a wavelength of 605 nm? (No work needed)

_______________30. Which would have the longer wavelength light with a frequency of 4.5 X 1014
Hz or light with a frequency of 6.19 1014 Hz? (No work needed)

_______________31. Which has a higher energy, of 674nm or of 480nm? (No work needed)

______________32. Which would have the longer wavelength, a photon with energy of 4.59 X 10-19
Joules or a photon with energy of 3.01 X 10-19 Joules? (No work needed)