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O-LevelPhysicsLight5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q271 Mark

Blue and yellow are colours in the visible spectrum. Which colour has the lower frequency and which colour has the longer wavelength?

Alower frequency: blue, longer wavelength: blue
Blower frequency: blue, longer wavelength: yellow
Clower frequency: yellow, longer wavelength: blue
Dlower frequency: yellow, longer wavelength: yellow

✓ Correct answer

D: lower frequency: yellow, longer wavelength: yellow

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Light, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 27.

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