The frequency of a sound is doubled. Does the wave speed of this sound increase, decrease, or stay the same?

Yazmin Sims

Yazmin Sims

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2022-10-27

The frequency of a sound is doubled. Does the wave speed of this sound increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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Claire Love

Claire Love

Beginner2022-10-28Added 14 answers

The speed of a sound wave is highly dependent on the properties of the medium where it travels, and not on the frequency of the wave. Hence, the velocity of sound will remain constant when the frequency is doubled.

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