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===About Wave Speed===
: [[Wave Speed]] is measured in [[metres per Second|metres per second]].
: The '''wave speed''' states how quickly [[energy]] and [[information]] can be transferred by a [[wave]].
===Equation===
====Equation 1====
<math>v = \fracdfrac{x}{t}</math>
Where:
===About Wave Speed===
: '''Wave speed''' is a [[scalar]] because it has [[magnitude]] only.
: The [[SI Unit]] of [[Wave Speed|wave speed]] is [[Metres per Second|metres per second]].
: The '''wave speed''' states how quickly [[energy]] and [[information]] can be transferred by a [[wave]].
: '''Wave speed''' can change depending on the [[medium]] the [[wave]] is travelling through.
: When a [[wave]] enters a new [[medium]] it will change in [[speed]].
===Equation===
====Equation 1====
Where:
v = '''Wave Speed'''
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v = \fracdfrac{x}{t}</math>
<math>v = \fracdfrac{0.75}{1.2}</math>
<math>v = 0.625m/s</math>
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v = \fracdfrac{x}{t}</math>
<math>v = \fracdfrac{63}{15}</math>
<math>v = 4.2m/s</math>
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A [[Water Wave|water wave]] has a [[wavelength]] of 1.6m and a frequency of 1.5Hz. Calculate the [[speed]] of the [[wave]].
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A ray of [[ultravoiletultraviolet]] [[light]] with a [[frequency]] of 7.5x10<sup>14</sup>Hz and [[wavelength]] of 0.30μm in an [[Optical Fibre|optical fibre]]. Calculate the [[speed]] of the [[wave]] through that [[Optical Fibre|optical fibre]] correct to 2 [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math> \lambda = \fracdfrac{340}{700}</math>
<math> \lambda = 0.48571m</math>
| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math> \lambda = \fracdfrac{630 \times 10^6}{3 \times 10^8}</math>
<math> \lambda = 2.1m</math>
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math> f = \fracdfrac{3.0 \times 10^8}{0.051}</math>
<math> f = 5882352941Hz</math>
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math> f = \fracdfrac{5000}{0.125}</math>
<math> f = 40000Hz</math>
|}
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Wave speed, pages 176-177, 186-187, 190-191, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10425 ''Wave speed, pages 220, 221, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Wave speed, pages 258, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac499 ''Wave speed, pages 73, 74, 76, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Wave speed; Electromagnetic waves, pages 262, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Wave speed; measurement of, pages 185-6, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851362/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851362&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=7d78d70a2044ee9982dae010c94af92a ''Wave speed; Measurement of, pages 259, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Waves speed, page 184, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10436
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Wave speed, pages 187, 188, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']