medical x-rays, with a wavelength of about 10^-10m, can penetrate completely through your skin.

-ultraviolet rays, which cause sun burn by penetrating only the top level of skin, have a wave length about 1000 times the wavelength of an x-ray. find the wavelength of ultraviolet rays. (need to show work)

Question

medical x-rays, with a wavelength of about     10^-10m, can penetrate completely through your skin. 

-ultraviolet rays, which cause sun burn by penetrating only the top level of skin, have a wave length about 1000 times the wavelength of an x-ray. find the wavelength of ultraviolet rays. (need to show work)

ash2326 · Answer

X rays wavelength= $10^{-10} m$
UV rays have a wavelength 1000 times that of X-ray
so
UV rays wavelength=$1000\times 10^{-10} meters$
Can you simplify this?

anonymous · Answer

$$1\times10^{-3}\times10^{-10}$$

anonymous · Answer

$$so 1\times10^{-13^{?}}$$  ?

ash2326 · Answer

$$10^3\times 10^{-10}=10^{-7}$$

anonymous · Answer

ok i get it! thank you

ash2326 · Answer

Cool:)