For a wave propagating in a medium, identify the property that is independent of the others

Velocity

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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All these depend on each other

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Solution

The correct option is C Frequency
Any medium has its characteristic such as refractive index which affects the characteristics of a wave such as wavelength, velocity etc. ... The velocity and wavelength of a wave decrease by a factor p, (refractive index) on passing through a medium but frequency remains unchanged.

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