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If you decrease the frequency of a wave what happens to the wavelength?
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∙ 14y ago
When the frequency is decreased, the wavelength is increased. Wavelength lambda and frequency f are connected by the wave speed c of the medium. c can be air = 343 m/s at 20 degrees celsius or water at 0 dgrees = 1450 m/s. c can be light waves or electromagnetic waves = 299 792 458 m/s. The formulas are: c = lambda x f f = c / lambda lambda = c / f
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf you decrease the frequency, you increase the wavelength. Wavelength lambda and frequency f are connected by the speed c of the medium. c can be air = 343 m/s at 20 degrees celsius or water at 0 dgrees = 1450 m/s. c can be light waves or electromagnetic waves = 299 792 458 m/s. The formulas are: c = lambda x f f = c / lambda lambda = c / f
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∙ 14y agofrequency goes up
Speed of wave=frequency x Wavelength
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What happens to the wave when you decrease the wavelength or increase the wavelength?
By decreasing wavelength, its energy and as well as frequency increases.
As the wavelength of a wave increases on the electromagnetic spectrum what happens to the energy of the wave?
As a wavelength increases in size, its frequency and energy (E) decrease.
How can you decrease the wavelength of a transverse wave?
Speed (of the wave) = wavelength x frequency. You normally can't do much about the speed, but if you increase the frequency, you'll decrease the wavelength.
If the speed of a wave while the wavelength remains the same what happens to the frequency?
if the speed increases the frequency increases if the speed decrease the frequency decreases
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.
When the wavelength of a wave gets higher what happens to the frequency or speed?
When the wavelength of a wave gets higher the speed decreases. This is a studied in science.
What happens to the wave when you decrease the wavelength or increase the wavelength?
By decreasing wavelength, its energy and as well as frequency increases.
As the wavelength of a wave increases on the electromagnetic spectrum what happens to the energy of the wave?
As a wavelength increases in size, its frequency and energy (E) decrease.
How can you decrease the wavelength of a transverse wave?
Speed (of the wave) = wavelength x frequency. You normally can't do much about the speed, but if you increase the frequency, you'll decrease the wavelength.
If the speed of a wave while the wavelength remains the same what happens to the frequency?
if the speed increases the frequency increases if the speed decrease the frequency decreases
How can you obtain a wave with a higher frequency?
decrease wavelength
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.
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.
As the frequency of a wave increases what happens to the wavelength?
As wavelength increases the frequency decreases.
What happens the wave when you decrease the wavelength?
Its frequency increases. Its energy increases (all other parameters being equal).
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.
If the wavelength of a given wave decreases you know that its frequency will stay the same true or false?
False. An increase in frequency means a decrease in the wavelength and a decrease in frequency goes with an increase in the wavelength.
