Define the term wave velocity. Write its S.I. unit.

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Wave velocity is the distance travelled by a wave per unit time. It is the speed with which a disturbance of the particle like a crest/ trough, compression / rarefaction propagates through a medium.

Its SI unit is ms^–¹.

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