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A sound wave of large frequency is travelling in air then the wave length of this sound wave will be?
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∙ 14y ago
The wavelength will be short.
Properties of waves can be confusing but they're actually very simplistic if pictured properly.
Frequency is waves per second. Hence the unit being s^-1. With sound, it's like how many of the wave can hit your ear every second. More waves per second is called higher frequency.
So how can we relate this to wavelength? Well the speed of sound is pretty much constant through any given material so we know the waves aren't speeding up, they're just packed closer together. The only way to do that is if each wave is shorter....kinda squashed together.
So conversely, if you were told there was low frequency you can think okay... far fewer waves are hitting my ear every second. This means they're spaced out and so the wavelength must be nice and long.
Try drawing it out if you still have problems.
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the shorter the wave-length
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Speed = Frequency * Wave length.
Describe something that can affect the pitch of sound?
The pitch of sound depends on the sound's frequency. Frequency is basically the amount of waves the sound is producing. If there are many waves, "happen frequently", it is a high frequency. This is a high pitch. If the distance between the waves is large, it is a low frequency and a low pitch.
If the frequency of a sound wave is multiplied by ten what happens to the wave length?
it gets divided by 10; frequency = speed/wavelength; wavelength = speed/frequency
What happens when you increase the frequency of a sound wave?
Speed = distance / time [m /s]likewise:Speed of wave = wavelength x frequency [m /s]Since sound waves travel at a fixed speed through a medium* a drop in frequency must cause a corresponding increase in wavelength*Not always true. In water of example, lower frequency waves travel faster than higher frequency waves. When this happens the waves are said to be travelling through a dispersive medium.
What increases when sound wave travel in solid from gas medium frequency or wavelength?
Velocity increases when sound waves travel from gas medium to solid medium. As velocity = frequency * wave length and the frequency does not change, v is directly proportional to the wave length... Hence the wavelength increases.
