A radio station's channel, such as 100.7 FM or 92.3 FM, is actually it's frequency in megahertz, where 1 MHz=10^6Hz and 1 Hz=1s^-1.

Calculate the broadcast wavelngth of the radio station 99.30 FM.

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Wade Arellano

Chemistry

23 May, 06:43

A radio station's channel, such as 100.7 FM or 92.3 FM, is actually it's frequency in megahertz, where 1 MHz=10^6Hz and 1 Hz=1s^-1.

Calculate the broadcast wavelngth of the radio station 99.30 FM.

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Kaylah Sweeney · Answer 1

We can directly solve this problem using the wavelength formula which is:

wavelength = speed of light / frequency

We know from the given that 99.30 FM = 99.30 MHz, therefore:

wavelength = (2.99*10^8 m/s) / (99.30*10^6 Hz)

wavelength = 3.011 meters

A radio station's channel, such as 100.7 FM or 92.3 FM, is actually it's frequency in megahertz, where 1 MHz=10^6Hz and 1 Hz=1s^-1.Calculate the broadcast wavelngth of the radio station 99.30 FM.

A radio station's channel, such as 100.7 FM or 92.3 FM, is actually it's frequency in megahertz, where 1 MHz=10^6Hz and 1 Hz=1s^-1.

Calculate the broadcast wavelngth of the radio station 99.30 FM.