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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

A 100 W Lamp emits electromagnetic radiation in all directions. Assuming the lamp to be a point source Calculate the intensity of the radiation:

(b) At a distance of 2.0 m From the lamp.

Important Questions on Waves

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A wave from a source has an amplitude of 5.0 cm and an intensity of 400Wm-2.

(a) The amplitude of the wave is increased to 10.0 cm. Calculate the intensity now.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A wave from a source has an amplitude of 5.0 cm And an intensity of 400Wm-2.

(b) The intensity of the wave is decreased to 100 Wm-2 Calculate the amplitude now.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Sound is a mechanical wave that can be transmitted through a solid. Calculate the frequency of sound of wavelength 0.25 m that travels through steel at a speed of 5060 ms-1
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
A cello string vibrates with a frequency of 64 Hz. Calculate the speed of the transverse waves on the cello string given that the wavelength is 140 cm.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An oscillator is used to send a transverse wave along a stretched string. The wavelength of the wave is 5.0 cm when the frequency of the oscillator is 30 Hz. For this wave, calculate:

(a) Its frequency

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

An oscillator is used to send a transverse wave along a stretched string. The wavelength of the wave is 5.0 cm when the frequency of the oscillator is 30 Hz. For this wave, calculate:

(b) Its speed.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Copy and complete Table 12.2. (You may assume that the speed of radio waves is 3.00×108 m s-1)

Station Wavelength / m Frequency / MHz
Radio A (FM)   97.6
Radio B (FM)   94.6
Radio B (LW) 1515  
Radio C (MW) 693  

 

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

A plane's engine emits a note of constant frequency 120 Hz. It is flying away from a stationary observer at a speed of 80 ms-1. Calculate:

(a) The observed wavelength of the sound received by the observer