Two speakers emit the same sound wave, identical frequency, wavelength, and amplitude. What other quantity would be necessary to
determine if constructive or destructive interference occurs at a particular point some distance from the speakers?
1 answer:
Answer:
Phase Difference
Explanation:
When the sound waves have same wavelength, frequency and amplitude we just need the phase difference between them at a particular location to determine whether the waves are in constructive interference or destructive interference.
Interference is a phenomenon in which there is superposition of two coherent waves at a particular location in the medium of propagation.
When the waves are in constructive interference then we get a resultant wave of maximum amplitude and vice-versa in case of destructive interference.
- For constructive interference the waves must have either no phase difference or a phase difference of nλ, where n is any natural number.
- For destructive interference the waves must have a phase difference of n×0.5λ, where n is any odd number.
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