Question

A dermatology patient is treated with ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 375 nm. What is the wavelength expressed in centimeter?

Answer 1

Answer:

Wavelength,  $3.75\times 10^{-5}\ centimeter$

Step-by-step explanation:

A dermatology patient is treated with ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 375 nm. We need to express the wavelength in centimeters.

Firstly, it is required to use following conversions as :

$1\ nanometer=10^{-7}\ centimeter$

Now to convert 375 nm to cm, we can use the following unitary method as :

$375\ nanometer=375\times 10^{-7}\ centimeter$

$375\ nanometer=3.75\times 10^{-5}\ centimeter$

So, the wavelength of ultraviolet light is $3.75\times 10^{-5}\ centimeter$. Hence, this is the required solution.

Answer 2

1 nanometer = 1 * 10^9 meters

so 1 nanometer =  1 * 10^7 centimeters

375 nanometers =  3,75 *  10^5 centimeters