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Stationary Wave Flashcards

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Stationary Wave

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  • Formed when two progressive waves each with the same frequency and wavelength move in opposite directions and interfere with each other
  • Creates a wave that doesn’t transfer energy from one place to another
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Node

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  • Points on a stationary wave that has zero amplitude (stationary on the wave)
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Anti-node

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  • Points on a stationary wave that has maximum amplitude (furthest point on the wave)
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Closed Closed tube

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Fundamental
- 2 nodes + 1 antinode
- L=1/2λ
Second Harmonic
- 3 nodes + 2 antinode
- L=λ

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