frequency and wavelength calculator
enter the value and click the unit. the results will be displayed.
frequency and wavelength calculator
frequency is a measure of the number of times a recurring event occurs per unit of time.
the unit of frequency is hertz (hz), named after the german physicist heinrich hertz. hertz is one cycle per second, 100 hz, 100 hz, etc.
wavelength is the distance between repeating units of a wave of a given frequency. the symbol λ can be used as wavelength. examples of ripple phenomena are light waves, water waves, and sound waves
wavelength can be expressed in any unit of length, such as meters, feet, centimeters, etc.
the speed of light in vacuum is an important physical constant, represented by the letter c.
expressed in metric units, the speed of light in a vacuum is 299792458 meters per second (1079252848.8 km/h). expressed in imperial units, the approximate value is 3 × 10 <sup>8</sup> ms. the speed of light is 983571056 feet per second per hour. approximately 670616629.2 miles, approximately 186282.397 miles per second, approximately one foot per nanosecond.
usage example
enter the value and click "calculate" to display the result
input data: 10, click: centimeters
result: wavelength=10cm converted to frequency=2.9979e+9hz=2.9979e+6khz=2.9979e+3mhz
things to note
speed of light c=3×10 <sup>8</sup> m/s
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