In a stationary wave, the distance between a node and an adjacent antinodes is equal to?
Correct answer: D. λ/4
- A. λ
- B. 2λ
- C. λ/2
- D. λ/4
Explanation
Option A : In a stationary wave, the distance between an adjacent node and antinode is not ƛ. Option B .: In a stationary wave, the distance between an adjacent node and antinode is not 2ƛ. Option C : In a stationary wave, the distance between an adjacent node and antinode is not ƛ/2.Option : D In stationary wave, the distance between node to node or antinode to antinode is ƛ/2 while the distance between node to antinode is ƛ/4.
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