Question

Which of the following best describes the

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The frequency increases as the wavelength decreases

Explanation:

The relation between the frequency and wavelength of a wave is

Frequency = 1 / Wavelength

The Frequency of electromagnetic wave is inversely proportional to the wavelength. So, as the frequency increases, the wavelength of the wave decreases and vise-versa.

The frequency of a wave is number of complete cycles passing a particular point per second. Its S.I unit is Hertz whereas the wavelength of a wave is the distance between two consecutive crest and trough in meters.

So, on increasing the frequency of a wave, there will be more number of the cycles of wave per second which will decrease the distance between the consecutive crest and trough i.e wavelength.