What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?
2006-11-17 09:50:25 · 4 answers · asked by homedawg252 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The wavelength and frequency of light are closely related. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength. Because all light waves move through a vacuum at the same speed, the number of wave crests passing by a given point in one second depends on the wavelength. That number, also known as the frequency, will be larger for a short-wavelength wave than for a long-wavelength wave.
The equation that relates wavelength and frequency for electromagnetic waves is: λν=c where λ is the wavelength, ν is the frequency and c is the speed of light.
2006-11-17 10:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by sophi p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When the wavelength increase, frequency decreases and vice-versa
They are inversely proportional....
the wavelength is distance between consecutive waves, so by adding more waves (increasing frequency), you make the distance between waves shorter
2006-11-17 17:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wavelength is obviously the length of the wave - one point to another identical point and frequency is the number of waves in a time period.
when wavelength increases, frequency decreases and when frequency increases, wavelength decreases.
2006-11-17 17:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Daisy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The higher the frequency, the more narrow the waves.
2006-11-17 18:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋