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5. The wireless networking standard known as Wi-Fi encompasses several frequency bands in the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The two most common are the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.
a) Wi-Fi channels in the 2.4GHz band range from 2.401GHz to 2.473GHz in the US. What range of wavelengths correspond to these frequencies?
b) Wi-Fi channels in the 5GHz band range from 5.170GHz to 5.835GHz in the US. What range of wavelengths correspond to these frequencies?
frequency range = 2.401 x 10^9 to 2.473 x 10^9 Hz
wavelength = C / f
range = 3 x 10^8 / 2.401 x 10^9 to 3x 10^8 / 2.473 x 10^9
= 0.1249 m to 0.121 m
b) frequency range = 5.17 x 10^9 to 5.835 x 10^9 Hz
wavelength = C / f
range = 3 x 10^8 / 5.17 x 10^9 to 3x 10^8 / 5.835 x 10^9
= 0.058 m to 0.0514 m