Q. The number of waves contained in unit length of the medium is called

A) Elastic wave
B) Wave number
C) Wave pulse
D) Electromagnetic wave
Explanation

(b) Wave number is the reciprocal of wavelength and is written as $\overline{n} = \frac{1}{\lambda}$

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