Combined Science GCSE
Relationship between speed, frequency and wavelength
What Relationship between speed, frequency and wavelength means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Wave speed v is measured in metres per second, frequency f in hertz and wavelength λ in metres, and rearranged forms are f = v ÷ λ and λ = v ÷ f.
Topics that use Relationship between speed, frequency and wavelength
- Properties of waves (AQA GCSE)
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- Hertz
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