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In a longitudinal sound wave travelling in air
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
In a longitudinal sound wave travelling in air, successive compressions are
0.6
m
0.6\,\text{m}
0.6
m
apart. (i) What is the wavelength of the wave? (ii) Name any two points on the wave that are in the same phase.
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