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Do compressions and rarefactions travel in the same
Chapter 12, Problem 8RCQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Do compressions and rarefactions travel in the same direction, or in opposite directions, in a wave?
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QUESTION:
Do compressions and rarefactions travel in the same direction, or in opposite directions, in a wave?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
In contrast to rarefaction, the particles in compression are tightly packed together, in a rarefaction, these particles are wider apart. They both, however, travel in the same direction and at the same speed.