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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A standing wave is a wave that appears fixed or stationary in space. true of false

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No ,it does not remain fixed in space. "Standing" means that energy does not gets transmitted through the medium from one point to another. It does not mean that particles are stationary.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no standing wave means the waves start and end within the fixed boundaries only with no outside interaction

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