If you wish to detect details of the size of atoms (about 1 x 10 10 m) with electromagnetic radiation, it must have a wavelength of about this size. • What is its frequency? Provide the solution: x 1018 Hz

If you wish to detect details of the size of atoms (about 1 x 10 10 m) with electromagnetic radiation, it must have a wavelength of about this size. • What is its frequency? Provide the solution: x 1018 Hz

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Chapter16: Electromagnetic Waves

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atoms (about 1 x 10-10 m) with
electromagnetic radiation, it must have a
wavelength of about this size.
• What is its frequency?
Provide the solution:
x 1018 Hz

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