calculate the wavelength , frequency nd wavenumber of a light wave whose period is 2.0 x 10-10

  given : Time Period = 2* 10-10 

frequency = 1 / time period = 1 / 2 * 10 -10 = 0.5 * 10 10   Hz 

wkt , c = wavelength * frequency ==> wavelength = c / frequency ( c is speed of light in vacuum ) 

                                                                   wavelength = 3*108 / 0.5 * 10 10 = 6 * 10 -2

wave number = 1 / wavelength = 1 / 6 *10-2 = 0.167 * 10 2 m 

hope u got it 

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