Wavelength ↔ Frequency Converter illustration

Wavelength ↔ Frequency Converter

Converts between wavelength and frequency for light in vacuum, sound in air or water, or any custom wave speed, and identifies the electromagnetic band.

Notes

  • λ = v / f. For light v ≈ 3×10⁸ m/s; an FM station at 100 MHz has a 3 m wavelength.
  • Sound travels about 875,000 times slower than light — the same 1 kHz corresponds to 34 cm in air but 300 km for a radio wave.

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