Maxwell’s Fields

Example 1: Wave Properties in Everyday Life

The Question:

What are the wavelengths of:

$3\times 10^{8}$ m/s.

The Answer:

We can easily use the relation for wavelength, frequence, and wave speed twice to find these.

\lambda = v/f \text{ so:}

\text{1. }\lambda(\text{low C)} = \frac{341 \text{ m/s }}{32.7 \text{ s}^{-1}} = 10.7\text{ m}

\text{2. }\lambda(\text{WKAR)} = \frac{3\times 10^{8} \text{ m/s }}{871 \times 10^{3} \text{ s}^{-1}} = 344.4\text{ m}