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O-LevelPhysicsLight5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2012 · Q251 Mark

Red and violet are the colours at the ends of the visible spectrum. How do the frequencies and the wavelengths of these colours compare?

Ahigher frequency: red, longer wavelength: red
Bhigher frequency: red, longer wavelength: violet
Chigher frequency: violet, longer wavelength: red
Dhigher frequency: violet, longer wavelength: violet

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C: higher frequency: violet, longer wavelength: red

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Light, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 25.

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