Answer the following questions about the basic terms used to describe waves:

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Answer the following questions about the basic terms used to describe waves: (i) Define the frequency of a wave and state its SI unit. (ii) Define the time period of a wave and state its SI unit. (iii) Explain, without performing any calculation, why the frequency and time period of a wave are said to be inversely related. Illustrate your explanation with one everyday example involving sound.

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