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Characteristics of waves :Characteristics of waves What are the properties of waves?
Basic Properties of waves :Basic Properties of waves
Amplitude :Amplitude The maximum distance the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest positions
Amplitude of Transverse Waves :Amplitude of Transverse Waves The distance from the rest position to a crest or a trough crest trough
Amplitude of longitudinal waves :Amplitude of longitudinal waves A measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes
Wavelength :Wavelength The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave wavelength
frequency :frequency
frequency :frequency
Speed :Speed Speed = Wavelength Frequency
Frequency = Speed Wavelength
Wavelength = Speed Frequency