In fireworks displays, light of a given wavelength indicates the presence of a particular element. What are the frequency and color of the light associated with each of the following?

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Answer:

The four wavelengths of the problem are not given. Here they are:

a) [tex]Li^+,\lambda=671 nm[/tex]

b) [tex]Cs^+, \lambda=456 nm[/tex]

c) [tex]Ca^{2+}, \lambda=649 nm[/tex]

d) [tex]Na^+, \lambda=589 nm[/tex]

The relationship between wavelength and frequency of light wave is

[tex]f=\frac{c}{\lambda}[/tex]

where

f is the frequency

[tex]c=3.0\cdot 10^8 m/s[/tex] is the speed of light

[tex]\lambda[/tex] is the wavelength

For case a), [tex]\lambda=671 nm = 6.71\cdot 10^{-7}m[/tex] (corresponds to red color), so its frequency is

[tex]f=\frac{3\cdot 10^8}{6.71\cdot 10^{-7}}=4.47\cdot 10^{14}Hz[/tex]

For case b), [tex]\lambda=456 nm = 4.56\cdot 10^{-7}m[/tex] (corresponds to blue color), so its frequency is

[tex]f=\frac{3\cdot 10^8}{4.56\cdot 10^{-7}}=6.58\cdot 10^{14}Hz[/tex]

For case c), [tex]\lambda=649 nm = 6.49\cdot 10^{-7}m[/tex] (corresponds to red color), so its frequency is

[tex]f=\frac{3\cdot 10^8}{6.49\cdot 10^{-7}}=4.62\cdot 10^{14}Hz[/tex]

For case d), [tex]\lambda=589 nm = 5.89\cdot 10^{-7}m[/tex] (corresponds to yellow color), so its frequency is

[tex]f=\frac{3\cdot 10^8}{5.89\cdot 10^{-7}}=5.09\cdot 10^{14}Hz[/tex]