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Is the frequency of an electromagnetic wave will remain the same if its wavelength is increased?
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∙ 13y ago
No. The product of (wavelength) times (frequency) of an electromagnetic wave is
always the same number ... the speed of the wave. So if one of those quantities
increases, then the other one must decrease by the same factor, in order for the
product to remain constant.
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Does frequency affect wave speed?
The speed of a wave doesn't depend on its frequency.REASON:According to the formulaV=frequency * Lambdaso,V/ Lambda= frequencyHere,Frequency is inversely proportional to the wavelength. so, If we increase the value of frequency then by same amount frequency will decrease and will cancel out the effect of each other the "V" will remain constant.
Can a species remain unchanged for hundreds of thousands of years according to evolution?
In theory, they can remain unchanged for their entire existence. However, in practise, nature isn't so nice and evolution happens eventually.
When two pure substances are combined so that each of the pure substances retains its own properties the result is a?
When two or more substances are combined so each substance can be separated by physical means the result is a mixture. An example is dissolving salt in water. By boiling off all the water, the salt will remain.
Factors that remain the same in an experiment?
The factors that are kept the same in an experiment are the constants.The factors that aren't kept the same in an experiment are the variables.
What remains after all deductions have been made?
Your damages and insurance premium remain.
What happens to frequency of a wave when the wavelength is decreased and when the wavelength is increased?
When wavelength decreases, frequency increases, and when wavelength increases, frequency decreases. The product of (wavelength) times (frequency) is always the same number ... the speed of the wave. So when one of them changes, the other one must change in the opposite direction in order for their product to remain unchanged.
What happens to an electromagnetic wave's frequency as it's wavelength decreases?
The product of (wavelength) x (frequency) of any wave phenomenon is alwaysthe same number ... the speed of the wave. So if wavelength changes, thenfrequency must change by exactly the same factor in the opposite direction,in order for their product to remain constant.
What happens to the speed of a wave on a string when the frequency is doubled?
I believe that the speed will remain constant, and the new wavelength will be half of the original wavelength. Speed = (frequency) x (wavelength). This depends on the method used to increase the frequency. If the tension on the string is increased while maintaining the same length (like tuning up a guitar string), then the speed will increase, rather than the wavelength.
Why when frequency of a wave increases the wavelength decreases?
Because the product of (frequency times wavelength) is always the same number ... it's the speed of the wave. So if one of them changes, the other one has to change in the opposite direction, in order for the product to remain the same number.
Does the frequency of a wave increase as the wavelength decreases?
Because the product of (frequency times wavelength) is always the same number ... it's the speed of the wave. So if one of them changes, the other one has to change in the opposite direction, in order for the product to remain the same number.
When the frequency of a wave decreases the wavelength?
Because the product of (frequency times wavelength) is always the same number ... it's the speed of the wave. So if one of them changes, the other one has to change in the opposite direction, in order for the product to remain the same number.
What happens to the wave when you increase the wavelength?
More energy would be transferred in the wave, so a sound wave would get louder and a light wave would get brighter. The wavespeed, frequency, and wavelength of the wave will remain the same.
How the wavelength of waves traveling with the same speed would change if the frequency of the wave increases?
The product of (wavelength) times (frequency) is always the same number ... the speed of the wave. So if either of them changes, the other one changes by exactly the same factor in the other direction, in order for the product to remain coinstant.
How would a wave be affected if its frequency increased and its wavelength remained constant as the wave entered a new medium?
Will not ever happen. Wavelength and frequency are each others reciprocals. Frequency divided into 1 equals its' wavelength and visa versa. It would speed up. EM waves do a maximum of 'c' in the interstellar medium 'vacuum' but slow down in more dense media. ie. from 186,200 to a little less in the atmosphere, to 140,000 in water, less still in glass, and down to virtually zero in Bose-Einstein Condensate. On leaving water, if the wavelength were to remain constant the frequency and thus velocity would increase. i.e. the rule in the previous answer is only correct for any one given medium. Out of interest this fact actually disproves an original assumption behind SR, as EM wave speed in the vacuum is 'absolute' with respect to the medium.
Does frequency affect wave speed?
The speed of a wave doesn't depend on its frequency.REASON:According to the formulaV=frequency * Lambdaso,V/ Lambda= frequencyHere,Frequency is inversely proportional to the wavelength. so, If we increase the value of frequency then by same amount frequency will decrease and will cancel out the effect of each other the "V" will remain constant.
Which wave characteristics remain unchanged when a wave crosses a boundary into a different medium?
The frequency of the light remains unchanged as it depends on the source of the light rather than the medium its traveling in.
Why does the frequency of a wave decrease a the wave increase?
Because the product of (frequency times wavelength) is always the same number ... it's the speed of the wave. So if one of them changes, the other one has to change in the opposite direction, in order for the product to remain the same number.
