4. Complete the following unit conversions. Be sure to show all work, express your answer in the appropriate number of significant figures, and include units.

Question

4. Complete the following unit conversions. Be sure to show all work, express your answer in the appropriate number of significant figures, and include units.

c. A beam of light has a wavelength of 3.72 x 10^-10 m. What is the wavelength in nanometers?

Answer 1

The conversion factor we need is that 1 nm = 1x10^-9 m

3.72x10^-10 m x 1 nm / 1x10^-9 m = 0.372 nm