What is the difference between 1 wavelength and 1 frequency??????

Wavelength (λ) is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in case of a transverse wave and two consecutive compression or rarefaction in case of a longitudinal wave. Unit of wavelength is m (meter).

Frequency (ν) is the number of complete oscillations or vibrations in 1 s. Unit of frequency is s-1 or Hz (Hertz).

 

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Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time.

The wavelength of a sinusoidal wave is the spatial period of the wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats. It is usually determined by considering the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase, such as crests, troughs, or zero crossings, and is a characteristic of both traveling waves and standing waves, as well as other spatial wave patterns. Wavelength is commonly designated by the Greek letter lambda (λ). The concept can also be applied to periodic waves of non-sinusoidal shape. The term wavelength is also sometimes applied to modulated waves, and to the sinusoidal envelopes of modulated waves or waves formed by interference of several sinusoids. The SI unit of wavelength is the meter.

 

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