1. A radio wave is travelling through the air and into a wall. The Radio waveinitially has a wavelength of 50cm and a speed of 3.00 × 108 m/s. When theradio wave enters the wall, it has a new speed of 2.00 x 108m/s. What is thenew wavelength of the radio wave?(

1. A radio wave is travelling through the air and into a wall. The Radio wave initially has a wavelength of 50cm and a speed of 3.00 x 108m/s. When the radio wave enters the wall, it has a new speed of 2.00 x 10®m/s. What is the new wavelength of the radio wave?(

1. A radio wave is travelling through the air and into a wall. The Radio wave initially has a wavelength of 50cm and a speed of 3.00 x 108m/s. When the radio wave enters the wall, it has a new speed of 2.00 x 10®m/s. What is the new wavelength of the radio wave?(

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1. A radio wave is travelling through the air and into a wall. The Radio wave
initially has a wavelength of 50cm and a speed of 3.00 × 108 m/s. When the
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new wavelength of the radio wave?(

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