The frequency of yellow light having wavelength 600nm is .

Dear student,

c=λ⋅ν
ν=cλ
speed of light (c) is 3.00×108m/s 
Convert 560 nm to meters since the unit for the speed of light is m/s.
1 nm=1×10−9m
600nm×1×10−9m=6.0×10−7m
ν=cλ
ν=3.00×108.m/s  / 6.0×10−7m
=0.5×1015s−1
=5.0×1014Hz

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