Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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The frequency of an electromagnetic wave
is
a. | the number of complete oscillations or cycles over a
distance of one meter. | b. | the number of
complete oscillations or cycles in a one second time interval. | c. | the distance between successive maxima in the wave in one complete
cycle. | d. | the number of complete oscillations or cycles over a
distance of one centimeter. | e. | the distance
between successive nodes in the wave. |
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The wavelength of an electromagnetic wave
is
a. | the number of complete oscillations or cycles over a
distance of one meter. | b. | the number of
complete oscillations or cycles in a one second time interval. | c. | the distance between successive maxima in the wave. | d. | the number of complete oscillations or cycles over a distance of one
centimeter. | e. | the distance
between a minimum and the nearest maximum in the oscillation. |
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What is the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
which has a frequency of 5.732 × 1014 s-1?
a. | 1.718 × 1023
m | b. | 1.912 × 106 m | c. | 5.230 ×10-7 m | d. | 523.0 m | e. | 5.819 ×
10-15 nm |
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What is the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
which has a frequency of 4.464 ´ 1014
s-1?
a. | 1.338 ×1023 m | b. | 1.489 × 10-6 m | c. | 6.716 × 10-7 nm | d. | 671.6 nm | e. | 7.472 ×
10-15 nm |
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What is the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
which has a frequency of 3.818 × 1014 s-1?
a. | 1145 nm | b. | 1.274 × 10-1 nm | c. | 1.274 × 10-7 m | d. | 7.852 × 10-7 nm | e. | 7.852 × 10-7 m |
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What is the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
which has a frequency of 6.282 × 1014 s-1?
a. | 1.883 × 1023
m | b. | 2.095 × 106 m | c. | 4.772 × 10-7 m | d. | 4.772 × 10-7 nm | e. | 530.9 nm |
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Calculate the frequency of visible light having a
wavelength of 464.1 nm
a. | 139.1 s-1 | b. | 1.548 × 10-6 s-1 | c. | 1.548 × 10-15 s-1 | d. | 6.460 × 1014 s-1 | e. | 6.460 × 105
s-1 |
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Calculate the frequency of visible light having a
wavelength of 589.3 nm
a. | 176.7 s-1 | b. | 1.966 × 10-15 s-1 | c. | 1.391 × 10-11 s-1 | d. | 5.087 × 1014 s-1 | e. | 5.660 × 103
s-1 |
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A police radar unit is operating on a frequency of
9.527 gigahertz. What is the wavelength of the radiation being employed?
a. | 314.7 nm | b. | 314.7 m | c. | 3.147
cm | d. | 314.7 cm | e. | 31.78 m |
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Calculate the frequency of visible light having a
wavelength of 568.8 nm
a. | 170.5 s-1 | b. | 1.897 ´ 106
s-1 | c. | 1.897 ´ 1015 s-1 | d. | 5.271 ´ 10-9
s-1 | e. | 5.271 ´ 1014 s-1 |
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Which one of the following types of radiation has
the lowest frequency?
a. | radio waves | b. | infrared radiation | c. | microwave
radiation | d. | x-rays | e. | ultraviolet rays |
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Which radiation has the lowest
frequency?
a. | gamma rays | b. | infrared radiation | c. | microwave
radiation | d. | visible light rays | e. | ultraviolet rays |
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