is Hertz velocity of a wave?

Question

what is the equation that relates to wavelength?

and by the wave, what is the velocity of an electromagnetic wave?

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Answer 1

Hertz is the unit for the frequency of the wave and not its velocity.

One hertz simply means one per second (typically that which is being counted is a cycle); 100 Hz means one hundred per second, and so on. The unit may be applied to any periodic event — for example, a clock might be said to tick at 1 Hz, or a human heart might be said to beat at 1.2 Hz.

In almost all cases, A wave is merely a movement of energy through a medium. Wave velocity is the speed at which the energy moves through this medium. The more dense a medium the faster the waves will travel as particles will be closer together and thus energy can be transferred among them at a greater rate.

It is a product of frequency of the wave and it's wavelength.

Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_velocity for details.

Answer 2

No, hertz are a unit of frequency. Specifically, the measurement in hertz is the number of complete cycles the wave performs in one second. A 1 kHz wave oscillates 1,000 times a second; a 1 Hz wave oscillates exactly once a second.

The frequency and the wavelength of a wave combine to indicate the wave's speed. The velocity of a wave is equal to its wavelength times its frequency.

Answer 3

No, Hertz is used for measurement of frequency. The old term was cycles per second [cps].

Answer 4

V=F*Lamda

V = Velocity

F = Frequency (Hertz)

Lamda = Wavelength

Therefore Lamda = V/F

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

no