University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 33, Problem 33.3E
A beam of light has a wavelength of 650 nm in vacuum. (a) What is the
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University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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