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1 month ago
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A microwave oven operates at 2.60 ghz . what is the wavelength of the radiation produced by this appliance?

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Keith_Richards [3.2K]1 month ago
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10.3 cm Wavelength is calculated by dividing the distance light travels in one second by the radiation frequency. Operating at 2.60 GHz, the frequency translates to 2.6 billion cycles per second, or 2.60 x 10^9. The speed of light is defined precisely as 299792458 m/s. Thus, 299792458 m/s / 2.60 x 10^9 1/s = 0.10337671 m = 10.337671 cm Considering only three significant figures, we round this to 10.3 cm.
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