Wavelength & Frequency Relationship

[Daniela G 2C]

Just to confirm, Does wavelength always has an inverse relationship to frequency? Is there an instance where the inverse relationship isn't true?

[IA_1D]

Hi Daniela,
I believe (at least for this course), wavelength would always have an inverse relationship with frequency.

[KyLee 1H]

Yes, they should always have an inverse relationship. This all comes back to the equation : speed of light = wavelength * frequency. Since the speed of light is a constant, the two variables will always compensate for each other in the opposite direction to make sure the equation remains true.

[Quade Albert 2J]

Yes, wavelength and frequency should always have an indirect relationship.
1. c = wavelength x frequency
2. when looking at the actual diagram of waves over the same distance, as wavelength decreases, frequency has to increase and visa versa.

[Aparna Pillai 1E]

Wavelength and frequency are always inversely proportional for waves with constant speed, as given by the equation c= λv.

[Albert 1I]

From my understanding, yes this is usually the case. In the equation C=λν, C is a constant. Therefore as λ increases or decreases, ν will do the opposite to keep C constant (and vice versa).

[205793570]

Yes! if frequency decreases then wavelength will increase and so the other way around. I get confused with it too sometimes but looking at the different equations and sketching it out helps sometimes for me.

[Luke Hatch 1G]

Yes, wavelength and frequency will always have an inverse relationship. This is because wavelength is the distance of a wave and frequency is the distance within a given time. As the waves get longer (increasing wavelength) there will be less overall waves within the given amount of time (decreasing frequency).

[Jessica Li 1G]

Wavelength and frequency always have an inverse relationship because wavelength measures the cycle of a wave and frequency measures the number of cycles/waves in a certain amount of time. So as the wavelength decreases and waves get shorter, the frequency increases because there are more waves per second (and vice versa).

[SheaZenker_3F]

Yes, wavelength will have an inverse relationship to frequency because of the equation c=wavelength*v

[Uma Patil 2A]

I believe that for our purposes, wavelength and frequency are always inversely related. I think the only part of the c = v*lambda relation that could change is c, if we are no longer talking about light in a vacuum (but light moving through a foreign material).

[Caitlin Beale 3E]

Wavelength and frequency ALWAYS have an inverse relationship because the equation c = wavelength x frequency which is always consistent.

[Samantha Toscano 2C]

Wavelength and frequency share an inverse relationship; they are inversely related. Therefore, a wavelength of a high number of nm will have a smaller frequency than that of a wavelength with a lower number of nm.