A pulse in a less dense medium is traveling towards the boundary with a more dense medium. The amplitude of the partially reflected wave will be ........... with respect to incident wave. a. tripled b. same as c. doubled d. reduced

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A pulse in a less dense medium is traveling towards the boundary with a more dense medium. The amplitude of the partially reflected wave will be ........... with respect to incident wave.
a. tripled

b. same as

c. doubled
d. reduced

Medium 1
Medium2
Less Dense
More Dense
Transcribed Image Text:Medium 1 Medium2 Less Dense More Dense
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