Sound waves travel at through warm air and at through brass. The wavelength of a acoustic wave as it enters brass from warm air:
Increase by a factor of
Increase by a factor of
Decrease by a factor of
Decrease by a factor of
When a sound wave travels from one medium to another, its frequency remains unchanged because frequency is a characteristic of the source. The velocity of a wave is related to its wavelength and frequency by the equation . Therefore, for a constant frequency, the wavelength is directly proportional to the velocity (). Given: Velocity of sound in air, Velocity of sound in brass, The ratio of their velocities is: Consequently, the ratio of their wavelengths will be: Thus, the wavelength increases by a factor of .
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