The distance between any two compressions or rarefactions is a longitudinal wave is

half wavelength

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one wavelength

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twice the wavelength

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one fourth wavelength

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Solution

The correct option is B one wavelength
According to definition wavelength is the distance covered by one complete wave. One complete wave consists of one compression followed by one rarefaction. So, distance between two compressions is one wavelength.

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