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The wavelength of a wave is property of the wave that defines the distance between any two peaks or any two troughs. In reality it can be between any two points on the way as long as they are taken at the exact same phase of the wave; which repeats every period.
As for what it "does", it defines the distance described above. It is like asking what your height "does": it defines the distance between the bottom of your feet and the top of your head.
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Distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave?
Wave Length. Abbr. WL (:
How does frequencey relate to wavelength?
Frequency = (wave speed) divided by (wavelength)Wavelength = (wave speed) divided by (frequency)Wave speed = (frequency) multiplied by (wavelength)
How do you calculate the speed of a wave?
you find out a waves speed by taking the wavelength and divide it by it's wave period or how long it takes for the wave to complete a full wavelength. This is what my textbook said. Speed=Wavelength ×Frequency
How does wave speed relate to wavelength and period?
Wave speed = (wavelength)/(period)
What is the correlation between wavelengths and frequency?
Wavelength = wave speed/frequency Frequency = wave speed/wavelength (Wavelength) x (Frequency) = Wave speed
Distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave?
Wave Length. Abbr. WL (:
How does frequencey relate to wavelength?
Frequency = (wave speed) divided by (wavelength)Wavelength = (wave speed) divided by (frequency)Wave speed = (frequency) multiplied by (wavelength)
The distance between two successive peaks on a wave is its?
The distance between successive identical parts of a wave is called the wave length.
How do you calculate wavelength from wavenumber?
Wave number=1/Wavelength=> Wavelength= 1/wave number
How do wavelength and periods relate?
Wavelength*Frequency = Velocity of the wave. or Wavelength/Period = Velocity of the wave.
How do you calculate the speed of a wave?
you find out a waves speed by taking the wavelength and divide it by it's wave period or how long it takes for the wave to complete a full wavelength. This is what my textbook said. Speed=Wavelength ×Frequency
How do you find the wavelength of a wave?
To get the wavelength of a wave simply divide the wavespeed with its frequency.
How does wave speed relate to wavelength and period?
Wave speed = (wavelength)/(period)
How the wavelength of a sound wave changes if the frequency of the wave increases?
frequency of wave is inversely proportional to wavelength
How the wavelength of a sound wave changes if frequency of the wave increase?
frequency of wave is inversely proportional to wavelength
What happens to the wavelength of a wave when the frequency of a wave is doubled but the wave speed stays the same?
Wavelength is halved.
What is the correlation between wavelengths and frequency?
Wavelength = wave speed/frequency Frequency = wave speed/wavelength (Wavelength) x (Frequency) = Wave speed
