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Wavenumbers and Frequencies
The relation between wavelength and frequency for electromagnetic radiation is
= c
In the SI system of units the wavelength is measured in meters (m) and since wavelengths are usually very small one often uses the nano meter (nm) which is 10-9 m.
The frequency in the SI system is measured in reciprocal seconds s-1
which is called a Hertz and represented by Hz.
Often in Chemistry one will use the reciprocal of the wavelength in centimeters as a measure of the frequency of radiation. This unit is called a wavenumber and is represented by and is defined by
= 1 = c
Example: The wavelength of the red line in the Hydrogen spectrum is approximately 656.5 nm. This corresponds to 656.5 x 10-9 m x 102 cm/m or 656.5 x 10-7 cm or 1.523x104 cm-1. We can convert this to Hz by multiplying by the speed of light which is 2.99792458 x 1010 cm s-1 resulting in 4.566 x 1014 Hz.
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