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 } $ .