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Could someone help me describe the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

need someone to explain the relationship between frequency and wavelength in vast detail as i didn't understand?
Original post by gogetter1989
need someone to explain the relationship between frequency and wavelength in vast detail as i didn't understand?


I've moved this to study help where hopefully you'll get a response :smile:


Neostigmine
(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by gogetter1989
need someone to explain the relationship between frequency and wavelength in vast detail as i didn't understand?


The relationship between frequency (f) and wavelength (λ) is

v = fλ where v is the speed of the wave.

So, starting from there, what is it you don't understand?
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Frequency is the number of oscillations per second, but the time period is the time taken for one oscillation.

Edit: I re-read your question.

http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/w/a/wavelength/image001.jpg

Look at that and imagine a boat or a car travelling from left to right on that wave. It would be travelling in a certain direction at the start of the wavelength. The next time it travels in the same direction would be at the end of the same wavelength. That's how I see it and it helps me:smile:.

c=flambda

http://images.tutorvista.com/cms/images/83/frequency-wavelength-image1.PNG
(edited 10 years ago)

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