3. WAVELENGTH,λ
WAVELENTH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
ADJACENT CREST OR TROUGH.
IT IS REPRESENTED BY THE GREEK LETTER
LAMBDA,λ
ITS UNIT IS METRE OR CENTIMETRE.
4. AMPLITUDE,a
It is the height of the crest
or depth of the trough.
It is represented by the
letter ‘a’.
Its unit is metre or
centimetre.
5. FREQUENCY,f
It is the number of waves passing in the wave in
one cycle.
It is represented by the letter f.
Its unit is Hertz(Hz)
6. WAVEVELOCITY,V
It is the distance travelled by the
wave in one second.
It is represented by the letter v.
Its unit is m/s.
7. RELATION CONNECTING
WAVELENGTH,FREQUENCY AND
WAVEVELOCITY
WAVE VELOCITY=WAVELENGTHX
FREQUENCY
V=fλ
