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The graph shows the displacement of a medium when a longitudinal wave travels through the medium from left to right. Positive displacements correspond to motion to the right. Which point corresponds to the centre of the compression?

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The diagram shows wavefronts of a wave entering a medium in which the wave speed decrease. Which diagram is correct?
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The graph shows the variation with the time of the displacement of a particle in a medium when a wave of intensity travel through the medium. The Intensity of the wave is halved. Which graph now represents the variation of displacement with time? (The scale on all graphs is the same.)

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Which of the following does not apply to longitudinal waves?
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Interference is observed with two identical coherent sources. The intensity of the waves at a point of constructive interference is I. What is the intensity when one source is removed?
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Unpolarized light of the intensity I0 is incident on two polarisers, one behind the others, with parallel transmission axes. The first polarizer is rotated by 30° clockwise and the second 30°counter-clockwise. What is the intensity transmitted?
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A pipe of length 8.0 m is open at one end and closed at the others. The speed of sound is 320 ms-1. Which is the lowest frequency of a standing wave that can be established within this pipe?
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Travelling waves of wavelength 32 cm are created in a closed-open pipe X of length 40 cm and an open-open pipe Y of length 50 cm. In which pipe or pipes will a standing wave be formed?

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Describe what is meant by polarised light.