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`A` sodium street light gives off yellow light that has a wavelength of `589nm`. What is the frequency of this light?

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We known that `v=(C)/(lambda)=((3xx10^(8)ms^(-1)))/((589xx10^(9)m))=5.093xx10^(-14)s^(-1)`
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