Which of the following statement best describes frequency?
(a) the maximum disturbance caused by a wave
(b) the number of complete vibrations per second
(c) the distance between one crest of a wave and the next one
(d) the distance travelled by a wave per second

Academic Physics NCERT Class 9

The number of complete vibrations per second is known the frequency of the wave.

So, option (b) is correct.

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