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Red light has a wavelength of 700nm. How many wavelengths of red light will fit in...

Red light has a wavelength of 700nm. How many wavelengths of red light will fit in 1 cm? This is the wavenumber of red light, the low end of the visible region, in cm-1.

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L1 = 1 cm = 10^-2 m

L2 = 700 nm = 700*10^-9 m

ratio = (10^-2)/(700*10^-9) =

ratio = 14285.71  wavelengths lines will do

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