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Question 135

Light travels at a speed of 1.8 × 108 m/s in a plastic block.

In the plastic, the wavelength of the light is 4.5 × 10-7 m.

What is the frequency of the light?

A

2.5×10−15 Hz2.5 \times 10^{-15} \text{ Hz}2.5×10−15 Hz

B

81 Hz81 \text{ Hz}81 Hz

C

4.0×1014 Hz4.0 \times 10^{14} \text{ Hz}4.0×1014 Hz

D

4.0×1015 Hz4.0 \times 10^{15} \text{ Hz}4.0×1015 Hz

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