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What are the frequency and wavelength of the light in the glass?

2007-08-23 17:09:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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First the frequency and energy never changes when you change material. The light can be absorbe but no change in the frequency so answer 6.5*10^14Hz

wave length
in air wavelength = c/n * frequency
c= 3 *10^8 m/s

so wavelength =3*10^8/(6.5*10^14*n)=(4.615*10^-7/n) in meter

as you did not give n I can not finish
to finish divide 4.615*10^-7 by n

2007-08-23 18:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 1 0

Well, whenever light enters another substance, the frequency remains the same. However, the speed of light will be different in this new substance.

Remember that the frequency*wavelength = speed_of_light

If you can figure out the speed of light of the flint glass, then you can easily solve for the new wavelength. Perhaps this is available in a table in your physics book? If not, consider looking it up online. (Although, candidly, your physics book is a better resource, because these constants typically vary from source-to-source, so its best to use a common source like your textbook.)

2007-08-24 00:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 3 · 0 0

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