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Q.Define amplitude and wavelength of a wave.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Amplitude (A) is the largest displacement any particle of the medium undergoes, as the wave passes through it, measured from that particle's own rest (equilibrium) position; its SI unit is the metre. Wavelength (λ) is the distance between two successive particles of the medium that are in exactly the same state of vibration (the same phase) at a given instant -- equivalently, the separation between two particles whose phase differs by exactly (section 8.2); …
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