alleryPoints on a standing wave where the amplitude is zero are called:
ANecks
BNails
CNodes
DNooks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Nodes
1. A standing wave has fixed points of no motion and of maximum motion.
2. The still points have their own name.
3. The points at which the amplitude is zero are nodes.
4. The points at which the amplitude is largest are antinodes.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 14 'Waves'_
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