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.
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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.