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What happens to the wavelength of a wave that slows down while retaining its original frequency?
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∙ 14y ago
As the basic formula of all types of waves is (Velocity of a wave=the product of the wavelength of it and its frequency). In this case, frequency of a certain wave is constant and the velocity is decreasing. And as the velocity is directly proportional to the wavelength, the wavelength of the wave shortens as a result.
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As the frequency of a wave increases what happens to the wavelength?
As wavelength increases the frequency decreases.
What happens when wavelength increases?
When wavelength increases, frequency decreases.
If frequency is tripled what happens to wavelength?
If frequency is multiplied by three, wavelength is divided by three. Higher frequency, shorter wavelength.
If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is doubled what happens to the wavelength of that wave?
Wavelength = 1/frequency. If you double the frequency, the wavelength drops to half.
What happens to the wavelength if the frequency is doubled?
If the frequency is doubled then the wave length and period will be halved because in the same time that the original wave occurred, you will now see 2 waves. .here is NO change in its its speed.
What happens when you adjust frequency?
when you increase the frequency, then the wavelength decreases. :)
What happens to the wavelength of waves as the frequency gets larger?
Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional. You figure it out for yourself.
What happens to the wavelength of a wave on a string when the frequency is doubled?
The wavelength is halved.
What happens when you increase the speed of a wave what happens to the wavelength?
If the frequency remains constant, then the wavelength increases.
What happens to the you increase the wavelength?
Remember that wavelength x frequency = speed of the wave.If you increase the wavelength, the frequency will decrease - since the speed of most waves is more or less independent of the frequency or wavelength.
When frequency increases what happens to diffraction?
wavelength
What happens if a wavelength is long?
Then its frequency is low.
