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Compression is the region of a longitudinal wave in which the density and pressure are at a maximum. Rarefaction is the region of a longitudinal wave in which the density and pressure are at a minimum.
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∙ 8y ago"No density" probably means zero density; this doesn't happen.
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What are some examples of compressional waves?
Mechanical waves are waves that need a medium to go through. Some examples are ocean waves, seismic waves, and sound waves. Also when a slinky moves back and forth or at right angles it is like a wave.
What does the term density and refractive index mean?
The optical density of a medium is not the same as its physical density. The physical density of a material refers to the mass/volume ratio. Optical density determines how much a light wave is slowed down as it passes through a medium. The more optically dense a material is, the slower that a wave will move through the material.The refractive index is a measurement of optical density. A medium with a low optical density, would have also a low refractive index.For example air, having a low optical density has a refractive index of 1.0003, whereas water, with a higher optical density, has a higher refractive index of 1.333.
Is it true or false that electrons in atoms can be described in part as having wavelengths and showing wave-like interference properties?
True
Why does the uncertainty principle make it impossible to predict a trajectory for the electron?
A wave does not have a discrete position, it has an area, a line defining its location maybe, but never a point. You can say that a wave has a focus point (a circular wave has a center) but such a point is not where any part of the wave is - where it was maybe - but not where it now is.The fact that an electron is a wave (we may think of it as one in certain circumstances) ensures that it does not have a definite position.
Why does a light wave speed up when moved from air into hydrogen?
Electromagnetic waves (such as light), do not require a medium like mechanical waves (sound). Thus, matter that lie in its path actually slow it down, since the particles, rather than helping the waves propagate (as in mechanical waves), act as obstacles to the propagation of the wave. Since hydrogen has a lower density than air, there is a lower number of particles per given amount of area, thus the EM wave encounters less resistance to its propagation, thus the wave travels faster.
What does a trough of a transverse wave correspond to in a compressional wave?
low density.
Is a compressional wave a sound wave?
Compressional!
What kinda of wave is a compressional wave?
A compressional wave is a primary wave
Is a compressional wave mechanical or compressional?
compressional
What is found in a compressional wave?
A rarefaction is found in a compressional wave
Is a sound wave compressional or transverse?
Compressional
How is the density at a compression in a compressional wave like the height of a transverse wave?
The amount of compression of a compression wave is like the amplitude of a transverse wave.
What is a compressional wave?
Answer 1: A compressional wave is a wave that is close together and transverse waves are waves that are going the way the wave travels. Answer 2: Basically, it's a sound wave. A compressional wave is a wave that travels back and forth, moving with compression. Scince it is a mechanical wave it must use a medium to travel though. A sound wave is a good example of a compressional wave. A compressional wave is a wave that travels back and forth, moving with compression. Scince it is a mechanical wave it must use a medium to travel though. A sound wave is a good example of a compressional wave. ================================================================ its since, stupid.
What wave is made up of a series of compressions and rarefactions?
it is compressional wave. Compressional waves are a type of sound wave.
Another name for a compressional wave?
Sound wave
The bottom part of wave is?
The lowest part of a wave is referred to as the trough.
Is a compression wave a sound wave?
yes a sound wave is a Compressional wave
