Calculate the frequency of visible light having a wavelength of 686 nm.(c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s) A)4.37 × 10¹⁴ s^-1 B)4.34 × 10⁵ s^-1 C)6.17 × 10¹⁴ s^-1 D)2.29 × 10^-1⁵ s^-1 E)2.29 × 10^-6 s^-1

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The frequency (f) is calculated using the formula f = c/λ, where c is the speed of light (3.00 × 10^8 m/s) and λ is the wavelength (686 nm = 686 × 10^-9 m). This gives f = 4.37 × 10^14 s^-1.

Calculate the Frequency of Visible Light Having a Wavelength of 686