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Title: A line in the spectrum of atomic mercury has a wavelength of 258 nm. When mercury emits a photon of ... Post by: cmesser94 on Mar 21, 2021 A line in the spectrum of atomic mercury has a wavelength of 258 nm. When mercury emits a photon of light at this wavelength, the frequency of this light is: ▸ 8.61 × 10–16 s–1 ▸ 7.70 × 10–19 s–1 ▸ 1.16 × 1015 s–1 ▸ 77.3 s–1 ▸ none of these are correct Title: A line in the spectrum of atomic mercury has a wavelength of 258 nm. When mercury emits a photon of ... Post by: itsrhubarb on Mar 21, 2021 Content hidden
Title: Re: A line in the spectrum of atomic mercury has a wavelength of 258 nm. When mercury emits a photon ... Post by: kdot14 on Feb 1, 2023 The wavelength and frequency of all types of waves (not just electromagnetic waves) are related according to the equation:
wavespeed = wavelength * frequency For a photon, the wave speed is the speed of light = 2.998*10^8 m/s, so wavelength = (2.998*10^8 m/s)/(254*10^-9 m) wavelength = 1.18*10^15 Hz |