What is the wave number of beam of light in air, if its frequency is 14?10^14 Hz? (Velocity of light in air=3?10^8m/s).
Wave number is actually inverse of the wavelength
you give f = 14*1014Hz
I think you know about c = f * wavelenghth
so wavelength = c/f
= 2.15 * 10-7m
but wave number is inverse of wavelength
wave number = 4.6 * 106 m-1
you give f = 14*1014Hz
I think you know about c = f * wavelenghth
so wavelength = c/f
= 2.15 * 10-7m
but wave number is inverse of wavelength
wave number = 4.6 * 106 m-1