Practicing Success
The wave function (in S.I. units) for an electromagnetic wave is given as: $\psi (x, t) = 10^3 sin\pi (3 \times 10^6 x – 9 \times 10^{14}t)$ , wavelength of the wave is: |
666 nm $666 A^o m$ $666\mu m$ 6.66nm |
666 nm |
Comparing $\psi (x, t) = 10^3 sin\pi (3 \times 10^6 x – 9 \times 10^{14}t)$ with $\psi (x, t) = a sin\frac{2\pi}{\lambda} (x -vt)$ $\frac{2\pi}{\lambda} = \pi \times 3\times 10^6 $ $ \Rightarrow \lambda = 666nm$ |