Inverse relationship
What Inverse relationship means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
For a fixed velocity, increasing frequency shortens wavelength and decreasing frequency lengthens it, because f and λ are inversely proportional when v is constant.
For a fixed potential difference, the greater the resistance of the component the smaller the current, so current and resistance work against each other.
Across the electromagnetic spectrum, as frequency increases, wavelength decreases, and vice versa.
Topics that use Inverse relationship
- Current, resistance and potential difference (AQA GCSE)
- The electromagnetic spectrum (OCR GCSE)
- Wave behaviour (OCR GCSE)
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