Solution: An FM radio station broadcasts electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 99.7 MHz. What is the wavelength of this radiation? A) 3.01 m B) 3.01 × 103 m C) 2.99 × 1016 m D) 2.99 × 1013 m

Problem

An FM radio station broadcasts electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 99.7 MHz. What is the wavelength of this radiation? 

A) 3.01 m 

B) 3.01 × 10³ m 

C) 2.99 × 10¹⁶ m 

D) 2.99 × 10¹³ m

Solution

We are being asked to determine the wavelength of the radio waves at 99.7 MHz.

Wavelength, frequency, and the speed of light are connected by the following equation:

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