Chayse is working on analyzing the electromagnetic spectrum, focusing on ultraviolet rays. He determines that a UV ray has a frequency of 1.53 * 1016 Hz and a wavelength of 1.96 * 10-8 m. Are his results reasonable? Explain your answer.

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5 September, 22:30

Chayse is working on analyzing the electromagnetic spectrum, focusing on ultraviolet rays. He determines that a UV ray has a frequency of 1.53 * 1016 Hz and a wavelength of 1.96 * 10-8 m. Are his results reasonable? Explain your answer.

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Annie · Answer 1

By definition, ultraviolet (UV) light is light with higher frequency (lower wavelength) than visible light. Chayse's results on wavelength (1.96 * 10-8 m) is quite offset with its given UV light frequency of 1.53 * 1016 Hz. UV light frequencies should range from from 8 * 1016 Hz to 3 * 1016 Hz and wavelengths from 10-8 m to 3.8*10-7 m.