What are the Characteristics of a Sound Wave ?
Characteristics of a Sound Wave Sound is a longitudinal wave which consists of compressions and rarefactions travelling through a medium. A sound wave can be described completely by five characteristics : Wavelength, Amplitude, Time-period,Frequency and Velocity (or Speed) 1. Wavelength The minimum distance in which a sound wave repeats itself is called its wavelength. In most simple words, it is the length of one complete wave. The wavelength is denoted by the Greek letter 'Lambda'. In a sound wave the combined length of a compression and in its adjacent rarefaction is called its wavelength. The SI unit of measuring wavelength is metre (m). Sometimes, however, centimetre unit is also used for expressing wavelength. 2. Amplitude When a wave passes through a medium, the particles of the medium get displace temporarily from the original undisturbed positions. The maximum displacement of the particles of t...
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