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What happens to the wavelength as frequency increases

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Answer:

As frequency increases wavelength decreases in size

Step-by-step explanation:

The wavelength of the wave is inversely proportional to the frequency of the wave as the speed of the wave remains constant.

v = fλ ( v - speed, f - frequency, -wavelength)


(v)/(\lambda) = f

Therefore at constant speed:

f ∝
(1)/(\lambda) (inversely proportional)

User Stephen Watson
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Step-by-step explanation:

The higher the wavelength, the lower its frequency and energy

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