Consider a Sound Wave Traveling from Left to Right in a Certain

question 40

Multiple Choice

Consider a sound wave traveling from left to right in a certain region in air. If, at a particular time and location, the gauge pressure due to the sound wave is a maximum, what can be said about the displacement of the air molecules at that same time and place?

• A) it is zero
• B) it is maximum to the right
• C) it is maximum to the left
• D) Cannot be determined

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