Wave Mechanics Question 813

Question: The number of waves contained in unit length of the medium is called

[AIIMS 1998]

Options:

A) Elastic wave

B) Wave number

C) Wave pulse

D) Electromagnetic wave

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Wave number is the reciprocal of wavelength and is written as $ \overline{n}=\frac{1}{\lambda } $ .