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Transverse and Longitudinal Waves, Speed of a Travelling Wave, Superposition and Standing Waves and the board questions built on them — roughly 6 marks of the paper.
What this chapter covers
- 1Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
- 2Speed of a Travelling Wave
- 3Superposition and Standing Waves
- 4Beats and Doppler Effect
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Topics covered
- 01Transverse and Longitudinal Waves24:09
- 02Speed of a Travelling Wave28:23
- 03Superposition and Standing Waves31:22
- 04Beats and Doppler Effect33:13
After this chapter you can
- Explain transverse and longitudinal waves without reading from the book
- Present speed of a travelling wave in the format the marking scheme rewards
- Attempt every previous year question set on this chapter
- Marks
- 6
- PYQs
- 8
- Video
- 1h 57m
Then do the work
- One-shot revision, 29 minutes
- Formula sheet for this chapter
- Printable summary, 2 pages
Prepare
| Year | Asked as | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Short answer | 4 |
| 2024 | Long answer | 2 |
| 2023 | MCQ set | 6 |
| 2022 | Case based | 4 |
| 2021 | Short answer | 2 |
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