How do light waves differ from sound waves?
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Answer:
- It can be infer that it has a lower frequency.
<em>In the case of electromagnetic waves.</em>
- A short wavelength means a lower energy,
Explanation:
The wavelength is the distance between two consecutive crests or valleys while the frequency is the number of crests that pass for a specific point in an interval of time.
For example, a person makes laundry once a weak.
In this example, the event is represented by the laundry and the interval of time is once a weak
The velocity of a wave is defined as:
(1)
Where is the frequency and
is the wavelenth
(2)
Notice from equation 2 that the wavelength is inversely proportional to the frequency (when the wavelength increases the frequency decreases).
In the case of electromagnetic waves, a short wavelength means a lower energy, as it can be seen in equation 4 (inversely proportional).
(3)
(4)
Answer:
(a) 62.69 nJ/m^3
(b) 1015.22 μJ/m^3
Explanation:
Electric field, E = 119 V/m
Magnetic field, B = 5.050 x 10^-5 T
(a) Energy density of electric field =
= 6.269 x 10^-8 J/m^3 = 62.69 nJ/m^3
(b) energy density of magnetic field =
= 1.01522 x 10^-3 J/m^3 = 1015.22 μJ/m^3