The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500 vibrations per second. What is the time period of the vibration?
The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500 vibrations per second. What is the time period of the vibration?
Answers (1)
Since time period is time taken to complete one oscillation,
Time taken for 500 oscillations = 1 s
Hence, time taken for 1 oscillation = 1 ÷ 500 = 0.002 s