Example of Stationary Waves
Sound in a Pipe:
Sound resonates at certain frequencies in an air filled tube or pipe.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Node
- A fixed point on a stationary wave where the amplitude is always zero.
- Antinode
- A point on a stationary wave, midway between adjacent nodes, where the amplitude is a maximum.