These are the waves in which the individual particles of the medium oscillate along the direction of wave propagation. We consider a long hollow cylinder AB closed at one end and having a movable piston at the other end. If we suddenly move the piston rapidly towards right, a small layer of air just near […]
These are the waves in which the individual particles of the medium oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. Example: Waves in string, ripples on the surface of water, movement of sting of stringed musical instruments like sitar, guitar etc. We consider a horizontal string with its one end fixed to a rigid
Propagation Of Sound Wave Through Air A small region of air can be considered as a spring. It is connected to the neighbouring regions or springs. As sound wave travels through air, it compresses or expands a small region of air. This changes the density and pressure of the region. According to Boyle’s law Change
We consider a collection of springs connected to one another and one end is fixed to a rigid support. If the spring at one end is pulled suddenly and released, the disturbance travels to the other end. The reason behind this is when the first spring is pulled, it gets stretched. Due to elasticity, a
1. In a wave motion, the disturbance travels through the medium due to repeated periodic oscillations of the particles of the medium about their mean positions. 2. The energy is transferred from one place to another without any actual transfer of the particles of the motion. 3. There is a continuous phase difference between two
Wave occur when a system is disturbed from its equilibrium position and this disturbance travels or propagates from one region of the system to other. In wave both information and energy propagate (In the form of signals) from one point to another, but there is no motion of matter as a whole through a medium.
