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Q.A transverse wave moves from a medium A to a medium B. In medium A, the velocity of the transverse wave is 500 m s−1^{-1} and the wavelength is 5 m. The frequency and the wavelength of the wave in medium B when its velocity is 600 m s−1^{-1}, respectively are

(a) 120 Hz and 5 m
(b) 100 Hz and 5 m
(c) 120 Hz and 6 m
(d) 100 Hz and 6 m
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Step 1. In medium A, the frequency is found from f=vA/λA=500/5=100 Hzf=v_A/\lambda_A=500/5=100\ \text{Hz}.

Step 2. When a wave crosses into a new medium, its frequency stays fixed (set by the source), while wavelength and speed both change to match the new medium's properties. So the frequency in medium B is still f=100 Hzf=100\ \text{Hz}.

Step 3. The wavelength in medium B follows from λB=vB/f=600/100=6 m\lambda_B=v_B/f=600/100=6\ \text{m}.

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(d) 100 Hz and 6 m

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