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Okay, I am having trouble with the units. I have the values for the wavenumber and I am trying to find the period.
These are the formulas that I am trying.
T = 1/f ; f = c/lambda
example: lambda = 3657 cm^-1 ; c = 2.998 x 10^8 m/s
I am doing 2.998 x 10^8 m/s / (3657 cm^1 x (1 cm/0.01m))
however, the unit for frequency is Hz = 1/s
I am getting m^2 on the denominator.
Am I using the right formulas?
thanks!
Okay, I am having trouble with the units. I have the values for the wavenumber and I am trying to find the period.
These are the formulas that I am trying.
T = 1/f ; f = c/lambda
example: lambda = 3657 cm^-1 ; c = 2.998 x 10^8 m/s
I am doing 2.998 x 10^8 m/s / (3657 cm^1 x (1 cm/0.01m))
however, the unit for frequency is Hz = 1/s
I am getting m^2 on the denominator.
Am I using the right formulas?
thanks!
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