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8.Electromagnetic waves
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A radio can tune in to any station in the $7.5\; MHz$ to $12\; MHz$ band. What is the corresponding wavelength band?
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Option C
Option D
Solution
A radio can tune to minimum frequency, $v_{1}=7.5 MHz =7.5 \times 10^{6} Hz$
Maximum frequency, $v_{2}=12 MHz =12 \times 10^{6} Hz$
Speed of light, $c=3 \times 10^{8} m / s$
Corresponding wavelength for $v_{1}$ can be calculated as:
$\lambda_{1}=\frac{c}{v_{1}}$
$=\frac{3 \times 10^{8}}{7.5 \times 10^{6}}=40 m$
Corresponding wavelength for $v_{2}$ can be calculated as
$\lambda_{2}=\frac{c}{v_{2}}$
$=\frac{3 \times 10^{8}}{12 \times 10^{6}}=25 m$
Thus, the wavelength band of the radio is $40 m$ to $25 m$.
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