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What happens to the speed of the waves if the frequency of the wave source is halved?
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∙ 13y ago
The wavelength of a wave would double if the frequency was cut in half.
Wavelength=c/frequency where c equals the speed of light.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is easiest to think of sound waves. Halving the frequency will make the wavelength longer but it doesn't slow the sound wave at all
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∙ 9y agoYour question states the wavelength is cut in half, so the answer must be (by definition) the wavelength is cut in half. The change in speed is not relevant.
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As you move from the blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum to the red region of the electromagnetic spectrum what happens to the frequency of the light?
colour blue ------> red frequency drops, wavelength increases, because speed remains constant and speed=frequency*wavelength
What determines the frequency of electromagnetic waves?
An EM wave is caused by an energy source, such as something as big as a supernova or something as small as an electron changing in speed. I would say the change in the energy level of the energetic particle that causes the wave determines the frequency of the wave. +++ Whilst you may be right about the quantum physics, the frequency of the wave is that of the energy source, be it in a star or a radio transmitter, driving it.
If a sound wave speeds up and its frequency does not change what happens to the wavelength?
With the same speed -Apex (1.2.4)
If a light source is approaching you at a speed very close to the speed of light it will appear to be what color?
That all depends what color it was when it left the source. Whatever wavelength it had at the source, if it's approaching you, you'll measure a shorter wavelength (higher frequency) as it passes you. But don't forget that regardless of the speed or direction of the source, you'll measure the light passing you at the 'speed of light' ... no more or less.
How are frequency speed and wavelength related?
they are related by the equation velocity=frequency*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 happens to the wavelength if the frequency is doubled?
If the frequency is doubled then the wave length and period will be halved because in the same time that the original wave occurred, you will now see 2 waves. .here is NO change in its its speed.
What happens to the frequency when the wheel speed increases?
Frequency increases.
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
What happens to the frequency as waves slows down?
The frequency of a wave is detemined by the source, and it stays constant, so if the wave enters a medium where the speed is slower, the wavelength becomes shorter.
What happens to the speed of a wave if the wavelength and frequency are changed?
The speed changes.
Sound from source A has a frequency twice as great as the frequency of sound from source B compare the wavelengths of sound from two sources?
The formula goes: c = lambda times f where c is the speed in the medium (air) in meters per second lambdathe wavelength in meters and f the frequency in Hz. If the frequency is doubled, the wavelength will be halved.
If the frequency of a sound wave is multiplied by ten what happens to the wave length?
it gets divided by 10; frequency = speed/wavelength; wavelength = speed/frequency
What happens to an electromagnetic wave the frequency is doubled?
The speed halves.
What happens to an electromagnetic wave when frequency is doubled?
The speed halves.
What happens to an electromagnetic wave when the frequency is doubled?
The speed halves.
What happens to the wavelenght of a wave when the frequencey of the wave doubled but speed stays same?
Speed = wavelength x frequency, so wavelength = speed / frequency. Therefore, the wavelength is inversely proportional to the frequency. Double the frequency means half the wavelength.
