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Will the speed of a wave change if you increase its frequency while in the same medium?
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∙ 12y ago
The speed of the wave depends on characteristics of the medium. Changing the
frequency results in a change in wavelength, just enough so that the product of
(frequency) times (wavelength) is always the same number . . . the speed.
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When light wave change its medium from dense to rare frequency increases or decreases?
Frequency doesn't change in the transition between media. Speed changes, with a consequent changein wavelength. In passing to a less-dense medium, speed and wavelength both increase.
What happens to the frequency if you increase your wavelength and keep wave speed the same?
There is no way to change the wave speed, propagation speed other than changing the density of the medium. If you increase the frequency the wavelength gets shorter, which is true with both light and sound, so if the wavelength is increased the frequency will be less. Since the speed slows in a denser material we can make lenses and prisms.
When a wave passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium what might change?
Velocity (speed and direction) Wavelength (frequency)
How the wavelengths of waves traveling with the same speed would change if the frequency of the waves increase?
The speed of a wave is equal to the wavelength divided by the frequency (speed = wavelength/frequency). So if the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength will decrease.
Does the speed of the wave increase as you move from left to right on the electromagnetic spectrum?
No. As the radiation frequency moves from left to right in the frequency spectrum, the wave speed is the same in a certain medium -- in vacuum, it is 3E8 m/s. The energy increases with frequency, though.
When light wave change its medium from dense to rare frequency increases or decreases?
Frequency doesn't change in the transition between media. Speed changes, with a consequent changein wavelength. In passing to a less-dense medium, speed and wavelength both increase.
What happens to the frequency if you increase your wavelength and keep wave speed the same?
There is no way to change the wave speed, propagation speed other than changing the density of the medium. If you increase the frequency the wavelength gets shorter, which is true with both light and sound, so if the wavelength is increased the frequency will be less. Since the speed slows in a denser material we can make lenses and prisms.
Does the wavelength and frequency of light changes when it enters glass from air?
Nothing. The speed changes. We live in a universe where electromagnetic waves change frequency if they can't change speed (and in a vacuum they can't), and only change speed if they enter another medium like glass.
How the wavelength traveling with the same speed would change if the frequency of the waves increase?
The speed of a wave is equal to the wavelength divided by the frequency (speed = wavelength/frequency). So if the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength will decrease.
When a wave passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium what might change?
Velocity (speed and direction) Wavelength (frequency)
How would the wavelength of waves traveling with the same speed change if the frequency of the waves increase?
The speed of a wave is equal to the wavelength divided by the frequency (speed = wavelength/frequency). So if the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength will decrease.
How the wavelengths of waves traveling with the same speed would change if the frequency of the waves increase?
The speed of a wave is equal to the wavelength divided by the frequency (speed = wavelength/frequency). So if the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength will decrease.
How the wavelength of waves traveling with the same speed would change if the frequency of the waves increase?
The speed of a wave is equal to the wavelength divided by the frequency (speed = wavelength/frequency). So if the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength will decrease.
How wavelength of waves traveling with the same speed would change if the frequency of waves increase?
The speed of a wave is equal to the wavelength divided by the frequency (speed = wavelength/frequency). So if the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength will decrease.
Why frequency of light never change when light changes medium?
When light enters another medium it changes speed, but thewavelength changes correspondingly so that the frequency does not change. For example, if light enters a medium where its speed is cut in half, then the wavelength will also be reduced by half.
Does the speed of the wave increase as you move from left to right on the electromagnetic spectrum?
No. As the radiation frequency moves from left to right in the frequency spectrum, the wave speed is the same in a certain medium -- in vacuum, it is 3E8 m/s. The energy increases with frequency, though.
As the speed of a particle increases does its associated wavelength increase or decrease?
The wavelength of waves travelling with the same speed would decrease if the frequency of the waves increases. This is because, speed of a wave is the product of the distance of the wavelength times the frequency of the wave. The velocity of a wave is usually constant in a given medium.
