alleryStart learning →Standing waves on a two-dimensional surface have nodes that are:
ALines on the surface
BPoints on a line
CVolumes inside a solid
DSingle fixed corners
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Lines on the surface
1. The dimensionality of a standing wave sets the shape of its nodes.
2. For one-dimensional standing waves, the nodes were points on the line.
3. For two-dimensional standing waves, the nodes are lines on the surface.
4. For three-dimensional standing waves, the nodes are two-dimensional surfaces within the volume.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements', sections 6.1-6.5_
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