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A-LevelPhysicsWaves9702/12 · May/June 2022 · Q231 Mark

A sound wave travels from left to right across a room. The variation with distance across the room of the displacement of the air molecules at one instant is shown. [Figure 23.1] At which distance will the air pressure be lowest?

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Waves, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, May/June 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 23.

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