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Do waves with a shorter wavelengths travel faster than waves with longer wavelengths?
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∙ 15y ago
- The physical length, short wavelengths are shorter than long wavelengths
- The frequency, short wavelengths are higher frequency than long wavelengths
- The energy per photon, short wavelengths have more energy per photon than long wavelengths
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo matter what the wavelength and frequency are, their product is always
the same number ... the speed of the wave. So as you move toward shorter
wavelengths, the frequency must increase, to keep their product constant.
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∙ 6y agoWavelength and frequency are proportional to each other. Dividing 300 by the wavelength gives the frequency. Conversely - dividing 300 by the frequency yields the wavelength.
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∙ 15y agoNo, for electromagnetic waves. Both waves travel at the speed of light c=fw. The shorter wavelength has a higher frequency and vice versa.
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∙ 15y agoIf the wavelength (λ) goes down, then the frequency (v) goes up. So waves with a shorter wavelenth have a higher frequency than those with a longer wavelength.
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I could say that shorter wavelengths move faster, but that would be wrong. The truth is that all wavelengths/colors travel at the same speed.
Will a shorter pendulum swing faster than a longer one?
no the bob on the shorter one has less distance per period to travel
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no the bob on the shorter one has less distance per period to travel
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