Medical Xrays with a wavelength of about 10^-10m, can penetrate completely through your skin. ultraviolet waves have a wavelength about 1000 times the wavelength of a xray. find the wavelength of ultravioletwaves. show your work

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anonymous · Answer

remember that 1000 = 10^3.  Multiply and use your properties of exponents...that's why scientific notation is so useful, it makes these problems quick once you get it.

anonymous · Answer

10^-10 x 1000
100 = 10^3

so
10^-10 x 10^3

add exponents...

10^-7 m