Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
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Chapter 16, Problem 2RQ
The minimum distance between particles in a wave that have the same displacement and are moving in the same direction is called
- a. the period.
- b. the frequency.
- c. the wavelength.
- d. none of the above.
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