Why does the wavelength of a particle go down with higher velocity?
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No, all electromagnetic waves (light and radio, etc.) travel at the same speed. The wave length and the frequency vary.
If you close your eyes..and think about it, the wavelength (measurement from peak of the wave to the next peak), when timed*…IS the frequency, so they are directly related.
*number of wave peaks passing a point per second.
Since the speed of the wave is the same for all light waves…then we have a happy coincidence…
The equation: wavelength x frequency = the speed of light. Neat, huh?
Close your eyes again… See…in that equation, with a constant on one side…the values on the other side work: one goes up, the other has to go down.
Wavelength in meters, or easier, in angstroms (10 to the -10 meter)
Frequency in seconds, periodic, 1/s
Light speed in meters per second
When you do this basic, Algebra I, equation..the most important thing is ensure that the units balance out on both sides. The rest is arithmetic.
So… one side has meters/second, the other has meters/second. Perfect. See…light is not so complicated..