Distinguish between the propagation of mechanical waves and nonmechanical waves at the molecular level by giving practical examples of daily life.

Q: What is the special case of a wave that is a sound wave in a tube or a string called?

A: A mechanical wave is a special type of wave, which requires material…

Q: What is the evidence that sound travels as a wave?

A: Step 1 There is following evidence that shows sound travels as a wave: a. The wave means the…

Q: what exist as either longitudinal or transverse waves

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Q: Longitudinal waves are set up in an aluminum rod. Calculate the velocity of the wave if the modulus…

A: v=BρB is the bulk modulusρ is the density of aluminum

Q: A wave is sent back and forth along a rope 4 m long with a mass of 0.6 kg by exerting a force a…

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Q: A shallow-water wave propagates at the speed c0 ≈ (gy)1/2.What makes it propagate? That is, what is…

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Q: Consider your work in Question 12.19. Which wave property is directly changed when you change…

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Q: transverse mechanical waves can pass through  a. solid b. liquids c. gasses d. all of the above

A: Explanation: Transverse waves: A transverse wave is a wave whose wave oscillations are perpendicular…

Q: Discuss how some learners confuse the two terms wave speed wave frequency when they assume that the…

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Q: You are standing on the beach and a five wave crest lands onshore in 50 seconds. each wave is 32m…

A: Wavelength is 32m

Q: As you get farther from a source what happens to the sound? What is the name of this fundamental…

A: As a receiver get farther from the source the intensity of sound gets reduce.

Q: What characteristics do media have that allow faster propagation for mechanical waves?

A: Mechanical waves are those waves which need a medium to travel for example sound waves while  non…

Q: A standing wave experiment is performed to determine the speed of waves in a rope. The standing wave…

A: The required expression  for the speed of the wave is,

Q: What kind of motion you impart to stretched coiled spring to provide a transverse wave? To provide a…

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Q: Discuss the effect of density , pressure, temperature on the velocity of longitudinal waves in air.

A: Longitudinal waves are the kind of waves in which particles of wave vibrate parallelly to the…

Q: A rope of mass 3 kg and length 6 m passes over a pulley with a body weighing 2 kg suspended.…

A: Given: The mass of the rope is 3 kg. The length of the rope is 6 m. The mass of the hanging object…

Q: The waves in which particles of the medium vibrate about their mean position perpendicular to the…

A: Given Particles of the medium vibrate in perpendicular direction to the direction of propagation of…

Q: If the crests of the waves are 8.7 m apart, what is their speed?

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Q: What is the difference between a longitudinal wave and a transverse wave as far as how they transmit…

A: In longitudinal wave particles of the medium oscillate left to right  and transfer one's energy to…

Q: What kind of wave is in a pulse sent down a stretched rope by snapping one end of it?

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Q: A skipper on a boar notices wave crests passing his anchor chain every 5 s. He estimates the…

A: The distance between the wave crest,

Q: How many nodes, not including the endpoints, are there in a standing wave that is two wavelengths…

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Q: Violins are short instruments, while cellos and basses are long. In terms of the frequency of the…

A: The frequency produced by an instrument is calculated by the mathematical formula, f=12LTμ Here, L…

Q: Give one example of a transverse wave and another of a longitudinal wave, being careful to note the…

A: The periodic disturbance in a simple wave propagates from one end to another end. When the periodic…

Q: What is necessary so that energy could be transferred by the waves produced by a rope?

A: Waves can be of two types i.e. longitudinal wave and transverse wave. In a transverse wave, the wave…

Q: Do compressions and rarefactions travel in same direction, or in opposite direction, in a wave?

A: The compression and rarefactions in a sound wave travel in the same direction as the direction of…

Q: Is sound a transverse or longitudinal wave?

A: Sound is a longitudinal wave . Sound can propagate through a medium such as air, water and solids as…

Q: What wave does not require a medium?

A: Given:  Wave does not require medium

Q: Why knowing the equation of the wave is this important in the study of wave?

A: General equation of wave is y = Asinωt+φ, where y is displacement, A is amplitude, ω is angular…

Q: Calculate the wave velocity of the ocean wave, if the distance between wave crests is 10.0 m and the…

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Q: What is the speed of waves in a still pond made by tapping the water surface 3.0 times per second…

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Q: What is the physics and dynamic behind the navigation of aircraft/ airplanes? How they defy the…

A: There are four powers following up on an airplane. They are as mentioned below. 1)Weight – acting…

Q: Two waves are traveling toward each other along a rope.When they meet, the waves(a) pass through…

A: Interference Two waves when travelling in the opposite direction and encounter each other, cause…

Q: Discuss the formation of stationary waves analytically.

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Wave Motion

A wave motion is defined as the propagation of disturbances or transfer of energy and momentum from the state of rest or equilibrium to another point in a medium without any actual transfer of matter between them. In a simple explanation, it is the propagation of energy through a medium that is produced due to the repeated vibrations of the particles. Common things we see day to day like waves on water oscillation of a pendulum or bell, light wave, and all the subatomic particles exhibiting wavelike properties. The propagation of waves depends on the medium and their properties. The wave function is the disturbance that produces waves as a function of time. This disturbance oscillates periodically with a fixed frequency and wavelength. There are linear wave motion and non-linear wave motion based on their propagation, motion, and time period where linear wave motion is like sinusoidal waves and non-linear wave motion like a wave motion that gets interrupted in the middle of their propagation.