Green plants absorb sunlight to power photosynthesis, the chemical synthesis of food from water and carbon dioxide. The compound responsible for light absorption and the color of plants, chlorophyll, strongly absorbs light with a wavelength of 642.nm. Calculate the frequency of this light. Round your answer to 3 significant digits. | THz x10

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Green plants absorb sunlight to power photosynthesis, the chemical synthesis of food from water and carbon dioxide. The compound responsible for light
absorption and the color of plants, chlorophyll, strongly absorbs light with a wavelength of 642.nm. Calculate the frequency of this light.
Round your answer to 3 significant digits.
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x10
Transcribed Image Text:Green plants absorb sunlight to power photosynthesis, the chemical synthesis of food from water and carbon dioxide. The compound responsible for light absorption and the color of plants, chlorophyll, strongly absorbs light with a wavelength of 642.nm. Calculate the frequency of this light. Round your answer to 3 significant digits. | THz x10
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