In a dentist's office, an X-ray of a tooth is taken using X-rays that have a frequency of 9.81 1018 Hz. What is the wavelength in vacuum of these X-rays?

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Answer:

[tex]\lambda=3.056\times10^{-11}m[/tex]

Explanation:

The equation that involves frequency (f) and wavelength ([tex]\lambda[/tex]) of a wave is [tex]v=\lambda f[/tex], where v is the speed of the wave. X-rays are a type of electromagnetic wave, so in vacuum it moves at the speed of light c, which means that our wavelength will be:

[tex]\lambda=\frac{c}{f}=\frac{299792458m/s}{9.81\times10^{18}Hz}=3.056\times10^{-11}m[/tex]