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Question
Which of the following statement best describes frequency?
Options
the maximum disturbance caused by a wave
the number of complete vibrations per second
the distance between one crest of a wave and the next one
the distance travelled by a wave per second
Solution
Frequency is defined as number of complete vibrations per second.
(b) Number of complete vibrations per second.
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