Which statement best describes the spacing between successive nodes in a standing…

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Which statement best describes the spacing between successive nodes in a standing wave formed on a string fixed at both ends? (a) The spacing equals the full wavelength. (b) The spacing equals one-half of the wavelength. (c) The spacing equals one-quarter of the wavelength. (d) The spacing varies with the harmonic number and therefore cannot be expressed as a fixed fraction of the wavelength.

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