Physics: Principles and Problems
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780078458132
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Section 14.3: Wave Behavior
Exercise 27
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Frequency remains unchanged
Amplitude, wavelength and velocity will change
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If the light hits the boundary at right angle, the direction will not change. Otherwise the direction will also change }
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Exercise 28
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The direction will not change if the light hits the boundary at a right angle.
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The direction will also not change if the two mediums have the same refractive index.
That means the light has the same velocity in both mediums
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Two dimensional waves can cross a boundary between two media without changing direction if their speed is the same in both medias or if they strike boundary during their traveling which is normal to the surface of it.
Exercise 29
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There will always be one more node than there are antinodes.
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There will always be one more node than there are antinodes.
Exercise 30
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In the $textit{Figure 14-13a}$, boundary is a rigid wall since the wave after the reflection has been inverted and in the $textit{Figure 14-13b}$ boundary is an open end since the wave after the reflection was not inverted.
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The boundary in figure 14-13a behaves like a rigid wall, because the reflected wave is inverted
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The boundary in figure 14-13b behaves like an open end, because the reflected wave is not inverted. It is an anti-node
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