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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Frequency of yellow light emitted by sodium lamp is 5.17×10^14Hz. The wave number of yellow light is?

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
wave number =1/wavelength = frequency/velocity 
= 5.17*1014/3*108 = 1.72*106
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