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A-LevelPhysicsWaves9702/12 · May/June 2012 · Q271 Mark

The period of an electromagnetic wave is 1.0 ns. What are the frequency and wavelength of the wave?

Afrequency/Hz: 1.0, wavelength/m: 3.0 x 10⁸
Bfrequency/Hz: 1.0 x 10⁶, wavelength/m: 300
Cfrequency/Hz: 1.0 x 10⁹, wavelength/m: 0.30
Dfrequency/Hz: 1.0 x 10¹², wavelength/m: 3.0 x 10⁻⁴

✓ Correct answer

C: frequency/Hz: 1.0 x 10⁹, wavelength/m: 0.30

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Waves, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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