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rb23
Apr 9, 2010, 12:27 PM
Could some one please tell me the relation between the intensity of a sound wave and its frequency and amplitude?

lJ.
Apr 12, 2010, 05:31 PM
Sound waves are longitudinal waves. In sound, the amplitude is the volume; and the frequency determines the pitch.

Intensity would be a better word used for light- which is a transverse wave. In light the frequency determines the color, and in light the amplitude is the intensity. But not the same in sound.

lJ.
Apr 12, 2010, 05:41 PM
Also:
For a sound or light wave as the wavelenth increases, the frequency decreases at a decreasing rate.