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In a sketch of a longitudinal wave
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
In a sketch of a longitudinal wave, four compressions are labelled
C
1
,
C
2
,
C
3
C_1,\,C_2,\,C_3
C
1
,
C
2
,
C
3
and
C
4
C_4
C
4
in order along the direction of travel. How many complete wavelengths lie between
C
1
C_1
C
1
and
C
4
C_4
C
4
?
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