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Can you describe the similarities of wavelength amplitude frequency and speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves?
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There is absolutely no similarity between amplitude, frequency and the speed of mechanical and electromagnetic waves. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed. It does not matter if they have a great big amplitude, a high frequency, or whatever. An ittsie bitty gamma ray travels at the same speed as a great big radio wave. A sound wave, loud or soft travels at the same speed. The way a mechanical wave travels depends on the material.
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Do the energy of a mechanical wave depends on the frequency of the wave?
Yes, energy transfer for mechanical waves is dependant on frequency as well as amplitude. Energy of electromagnetic waves, however, does not rely on frequency but solely on amplitude.
What is wavelength amplitude?
As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing as "wavelength amplitude".
What wavelength amplitude?
As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing as "wavelength amplitude".
Is amplitude the apparent change in wavelength?
Nope. Amplitude varies as wavelength change. Amplitude of a wave is not related to wavelength. Amplitude describes the strength or forcefulness of a wave, not the length of a wave.
Electromagnetic waves differ from each other in?
wavelength & frequency (but remember frequency is only a derivative of wavelength for any given propagation velocity) 'Amplitude' also varies (bigger waves!)
What do sound waves have in common with other mechanical devices?
They have the same wavelength and harmony. Sometimes the amplitude.
What do sound waves have in common with other mechanical waves?
They have the same wavelength and harmony. Sometimes the amplitude.
Do the energy of a mechanical wave depends on the frequency of the wave?
Yes, energy transfer for mechanical waves is dependant on frequency as well as amplitude. Energy of electromagnetic waves, however, does not rely on frequency but solely on amplitude.
What is wavelength amplitude?
As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing as "wavelength amplitude".
What wavelength amplitude?
As far as I'm aware, there is no such thing as "wavelength amplitude".
Is amplitude the apparent change in wavelength?
Nope. Amplitude varies as wavelength change. Amplitude of a wave is not related to wavelength. Amplitude describes the strength or forcefulness of a wave, not the length of a wave.
What less energy a wave has the smaller its?
If it is a mechanical wave, then the lower amplitude waves would have less energy. If you are talking about electromagnetic waves, then higher frequency waves (shorter wavelength) have more energy, and lower frequency waves have less energy.
Electromagnetic waves differ from each other in?
wavelength & frequency (but remember frequency is only a derivative of wavelength for any given propagation velocity) 'Amplitude' also varies (bigger waves!)
What is the formula for calculating amplitude when you have wavelength?
Amplitude and wavelength are independent of each other. There is no such formula.
What is the mathematical relation between wavelength and amplitude?
Wavelength x amplitude = speed of the wave.
How does increasing the amplitude affect the wavelength of a wave?
It doesn't. Amplitude and wavelength are independent variables.
Is there a direct correlation between amplitude and wavelength?
Thgere's no correlation whatsoever between amplitude and wavelength.
