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When a wave is acted upon by an external damping force, what happens to the energy of the wave

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the energy of the wave decreases gradually
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The energy of the wave its determined by the mass of the fuid of the wave and the speed. The amount of motion equation P= m.v

So according to the impulse and amount of motion theorem (ΔP= mvₙ- mv₀).

If the wave is acted upon by an external dumping force, the wave its going to decrease his energy because the reduction of the speed and the mass.

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