A1. Laser light of frequency 1.0 10 15 Hz is fired into a bucket of water. (Inside the water, the laser
has the same frequency as outside.)
A) If the index of refraction of the water is 1.33, find the wavelength of the laser trasmitted *in*
the water. (Warning: this will be different from the wavelength outside the water; think
carefully about what is different inside the water.)
is the wavelength and is the frequency in hertz or inverse seconds and
The answer to A1 is and
The total number of protons and neutrons in Boron-11 is 11. The total number of protons in boron is 5 because boron's atomic number is 5. The total number of protons in boron-11 and a proton is 12 (11+1).
Quantity
Symbol
Unit
Unit Symbol
Wavelength
meters
m
Index of refraction
dimensionless
frequency
hertz
Hz
angle
radians
rad
velocity in medium
meters per second
m/s
The
The two equations are , which is simplified to and