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Wave Motion and Sound Summary

WAVE is a form of disturbance, which travels through a material medium due to the repeated periodic motion of the particles of the medium about their position.

Mechanical wave is a periodic disturbance, which requires a material medium for its propagation.

Electromagnetic wave is a disturbance, which does not require any material medium for its propagation and can travel even through vacuum.

Longitudinal wave is a wave motion in which the particles of the medium oscillate about their mean positions in the direction of propagation of the wave.

Transverse wave is a wave motion in which the particles of the medium oscillate about their mean positions at right angles to the direction of propagation of the wave.

Pulse is a sudden and short disturbance.

Wavelength is the distance between the two nearest points on a wave.

Frequency is the number of waves produced per second.

Time period is the time taken by a wave to travel a distance equal to its wavelength.

Wave velocity is the distance traveled by a wave in one second.

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