From the figure, approximate the (a) smaller and (b) larger wavelength at which the eye of a standard observer has half the eye's maximum sensitivity. What are the (c) wavelength, (d) frequency, and (e) period of the light at which the eye is the most sensitive? 100 80 60 40 20 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Wavelength (nm (a) Number 530 Units nm (b) Number 610 Relative sensitivity

From the figure, approximate the (a) smaller and (b) larger wavelength at which the eye of a standard observer has half the eye's maximum sensitivity. What are the (c) wavelength, (d) frequency, and (e) period of the light at which the eye is the most sensitive? 100 80 60 40 20 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 Wavelength (nm (a) Number 530 Units nm (b) Number 610 Relative sensitivity

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