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OpenStudy (anonymous):

where is rarefaction on a wave

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

r = opposite of compression, eg longitudanal sound wave equiv of peaks & troughs in a sinusoid....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

On a longitudinal wave, the spread out part of the wave is the rarefaction. The part of the wave that is close together is called compression.

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