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A-LevelPhysicsWaves9702/12 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q271 Mark

A sound wave is set up in a long tube, closed at one end. The length of the tube is adjusted until the sound from the tube is loudest. What is the nature of the sound wave in the tube?

Alongitudinal and progressive
Blongitudinal and stationary
Ctransverse and progressive
Dtransverse and stationary

✓ Correct answer

B: longitudinal and stationary

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Waves, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2011 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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