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If the density in a region through which a sound wave is passing is maximum at an instant. The pressure in the same region at the same instant will be -

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minimum

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maximum

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equal to atmospheric pressure

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B maximum
When the density of air is maximum in a region through which a sound wave is propagating, then the pressure is also maximum in the same region at the same instant.

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