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A-LevelPhysicsWaves9702/12 · Feb/Mar 2020 · Q221 Mark

Which row describes a longitudinal wave and a medium through which it can travel?

Aparallel air
Bparallel vacuum
Cperpendicular air
Dperpendicular vacuum

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A: parallel air

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Waves, A-Level Physics (syllabus 9702). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Physics, Feb/Mar 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 22.

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