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One complete to and fro motion of the metal strip forms one compression.


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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B

False


It is a false statement. A single complete waveform consists of a crest and a trough or a compression and a rarefaction. So the only compression or the only rarefaction willk form half of the wave. Similarly, one crest or one trough forms a half wave.


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