Answer: An X-ray has a wavelength of 1.15 x 10-10 m. What is its frequency? 1.15 x 10-10 m 2.61 x 1018 1/s = ν Page 16 What is the speed of an electromagnetic wave that has a frequency of 7.8 x 106 Hz? classical physics assumed that radiating energy was continuous, due to its wavelike nature