Physics GCSE
spacing and wavelength
What spacing and wavelength means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of spacing and wavelength
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Inside the slower medium the fronts are closer together, because the frequency is unchanged and the speed has fallen, so the wavelength must be shorter.
Topics that use spacing and wavelength
- Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- amplitude
- bending towards the normal
- change of speed
- explaining refraction
- longitudinal wave
- parallel emergent ray
- period
- refraction
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